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Off With Their Heads
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written Thursday, February 24 2005 13:07
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Oh, and I have but one thing to say to AM: ... Troaie qui primus ab oris Italiam fato profugus Laviniaque venit litora, multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum, saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram, multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem inferretque deos Latio; genus unde Latinum Albanique patres atque altae moenia Romae. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, February 24 2005 13:12
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Well, my accent doesn't reflect the Boston accent. Most people around here tend to drop their Rs. Pahk the cah in Hahvahd Yahd, as they say. The Boston accent can be heard in the They Might Be Giants song, Wicked Little Critta. www.tmbg.com Enter the site, and click on E-Cards button until "Wicked Critta" comes out of the accordian. Then click the target, listen to the song and shoot some goals. You'll learn a little about the way Bostonians talk. And while you're there, listen to the other songs too. TMBG is awesome. -------------------- The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) Famous Last Words - A local pop-punk band They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, February 24 2005 13:26
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I learned English basics first from British textbooks in a German school, then I learned it at a native level in an international school, where most people were American, German, or Japanese. Go figure. :) -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, February 24 2005 16:25
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Aran's accent sounds like an ordinary German accent to me. I don't know what makes you think of Chinese. And "Troiae." —Alorael, who can fyt in dead languages! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, February 24 2005 17:12
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My name is Cavanoskus, and it's pronounced "throat-warbler mangrove." -------------------- AIM/Yahoo IM: Cavanoskus Scary artwork and Bad Poetry The Wildlife Research Team SnakeNetMetalRadio "We, who are about to die, salute you." Posts: 86 | Registered: Friday, May 21 2004 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Friday, February 25 2005 05:14
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quote:Splendid, but as previously mentioned, you don't get the points. :) Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Friday, February 25 2005 19:29
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Stughalf = STUHG-half. The L, for some reason, is not silent. Well, it is now. Arancaytar = (Aaron)-KAY-tar. Close enough. He sounds British to me, by the way, and I'm pretty sure he's technically American, though it may shame him to admit to this transgression in his distant past. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Friday, February 25 2005 19:40
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Yeah, I pronounce "Arancaytar" like "Aaron Carter", only with the car replaced with a cay as in "Cayman Islands". -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Friday, February 25 2005 20:03
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I always pronounsed it entirely with long As. -------------------- 人 た ち を 燃 え る た め に 俺 は か れ ら に 火 を 上 げ る か ら 死 ん だ Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, February 25 2005 20:21
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Haw haw. [ Friday, February 25, 2005 20:30: Message edited by: Millicent, Dear Millicent ] -------------------- —Zxquez Zolohahni I eat blueberries in pie square. Xerch'de/Rate. I miss you, but I haven't met you yet. So special, but it hasn't happened yet. Posts: 549 | Registered: Thursday, October 17 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, February 26 2005 02:22
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Wow. It never occurred to me to pronounce your name like that. I even had to replay it several times to recognize it. ;) Came out like 'Sexy Quest'. :D -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Saturday, February 26 2005 04:50
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Eh, it's better than people pronouncing it "Zexy Quezy." Which I think happened; I have a bad memory. -------------------- —Zxquez Zolohahni I eat blueberries in pie square. Xerch'de/Rate. I miss you, but I haven't met you yet. So special, but it hasn't happened yet. Posts: 549 | Registered: Thursday, October 17 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, February 26 2005 04:55
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quote:Don't remind me. People keep asking me if that's what my name is derived from. :rolleyes: -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Saturday, February 26 2005 19:22
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I've always pronounced it without the e, for some reason, but then I've never said it out loud... -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Sunday, February 27 2005 01:25
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I've always pronounced it zee-ex-KEZ. How wrong I've been. -------------------- Stughalf "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed."- The Bhagavad Gita. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, February 27 2005 01:47
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Yes, I've done the same. Something that appears to be inpronouncable is instinctively spelled out by letter, like an acronym. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, February 27 2005 02:59
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I've always pronounced Zxquez the way Zxquez pronounces Zxquez, but then, I've had practice with unpronounceable names. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Post Navel Trauma ^_^
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written Sunday, February 27 2005 04:02
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I've pronounced it just about right, except I said it more as zix-quez rather than his zix-i-quez -------------------- Barcoorah: I even did it to a big dorset ram. desperance.net - Don't follow this link Posts: 1798 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Sunday, February 27 2005 06:36
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I've been sticking some mutilated vowel between the Z and the x to get a mix between zix, zex, and zux. The same vowel went between the u and the z, though I now realize it should have been a simple e. While we're on this topic, is Thuryl pronounced THUR-ill, or THUR-isle, or THUR-eel, or thur-EEL, or what? -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, February 27 2005 09:17
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I've always pronounced it THUR-ill. But I'm probably far off there. Btw, David, we're having a little of a situation, so check by the Interim when you have time. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Bob's Big Date
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written Sunday, February 27 2005 09:33
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I pronounce it the same as the German. Also, my voice isn't going up any time in the foreseeable future due to sounding like crap from an allergic reaction, and the only existing files I have are unspeakably lewd. So it goes. -------------------- The biggest, the baddest, and the fattest. Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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Post Navel Trauma ^_^
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written Sunday, February 27 2005 10:20
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I think of Thuryl as one syllable. Or "Thurly", sometimes. -------------------- Barcoorah: I even did it to a big dorset ram. desperance.net - Don't follow this link Posts: 1798 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, February 27 2005 12:12
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I've pronounced... Thuryl = Thur-EE-ol Kelandon = Kel-AN-don Arancaytar = Aaron-CAY-tor Any more? -------------------- Rate My Scenarios! Fort Emerald Robbery The Nephils' Defense The Fifth Tower of Magi The Portal Posts: 626 | Registered: Monday, October 25 2004 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Sunday, February 27 2005 12:55
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I pronounce Thuryl ther-ILL. Kelandon has stated before that he pronounces his name ke-LAN-dun. That's the way I've always pronounced it, myself. -------------------- Stughalf "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed."- The Bhagavad Gita. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, February 27 2005 13:06
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I've stressed Kelandon on the second syllable since I first saw his name here. Funnily enough, I've always thought of the "l" as a 'voiced' l (formed with your tongue just behind the front teeth rather than at the back of the mouth). -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |