The Dingoes Ate My Baby!
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Master
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written Tuesday, March 1 2005 19:53
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if you can't pronounce "Wise Man", then you are an idiot. -------------------- Polaris - Weather balloons, ninjas, and your big daddy Wise Man. What more could you want? Undead Theories - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Posts: 3323 | Registered: Thursday, April 25 2002 07:00 |
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Cartographer
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written Tuesday, March 1 2005 19:57
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And how do you pronounce Khoth? I've always thought that that name looks nice in its written form, but that it's a pain to actually say out loud. So I pronounce it Edwin. -------------------- "Son--err," her father said, "I mean... Daughter, I give you your first and only sword. Use it for with skill for great villainy." Nanoisms Ooh! Homepage - Blog - Geneforge, +2, +3 - My Elfwood Gallery - WannabeCool Forums So many strange ones around. Don't you think? Posts: 1308 | Registered: Sunday, September 8 2002 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Tuesday, March 1 2005 20:03
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My assumption is that it's just a lightly aspirated K -- which every English speaker will do at the front of a word anyway -- followed by -oth as in broth. -------------------- 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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Warrior
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written Tuesday, March 1 2005 20:04
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I do . . . Ko (as in coin, 'kh' as in 'khaki and long 'o' but not like 'owe') - th (as thought) Wah,. . .I wonder how you came up with the liason between Edwin and Khoth. . .rather indenious. [ Tuesday, March 01, 2005 20:46: Message edited by: whitenightever ] Posts: 53 | Registered: Saturday, February 19 2005 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, March 1 2005 21:57
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A member of these forums, whose real name is Edwin, goes by the handle of Khoth. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Cartographer
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written Tuesday, March 1 2005 22:04
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I also like to call him sweetie. So maybe it's only me who can't pronounce it well. It wouldn't be surprising, actually. -------------------- "Son--err," her father said, "I mean... Daughter, I give you your first and only sword. Use it for with skill for great villainy." Nanoisms Ooh! Homepage - Blog - Geneforge, +2, +3 - My Elfwood Gallery - WannabeCool Forums So many strange ones around. Don't you think? Posts: 1308 | Registered: Sunday, September 8 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, March 1 2005 22:22
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quote:Ouch. My father does exactly the same. I've told him so often: "It's AranCAYtar, not aRANcaytar"... :P -------------------- 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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Warrior
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written Tuesday, March 1 2005 22:52
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cav - uh - NOSS - kuss. The "uh" in the second syllable is an indistinct vowel of the type usually represented by an upside-down "e." -------------------- 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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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, March 1 2005 23:47
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quote:Since it looks Latin, until now I've pronounced both a's as long... Is the name derived from anything in any language? -------------------- 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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Shaper
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written Wednesday, March 2 2005 00:01
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Mainly I just pronounce names that I see how they are spelt. That would explain why I do bad in English class... -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. Polaris Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Wednesday, March 2 2005 01:05
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quote:Another reason might be that you use an adjective in the place of an adverb. :P (For those who don't get it, 'bad' should be 'badly') -------------------- Sex is easier than love. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Wednesday, March 2 2005 05:28
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"Bad" in that case functions as a noun, not an adjective. :) Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Wednesday, March 2 2005 06:28
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Well, is he trying to says that he commits vile deeds in English class or performs poorly? If the latter, then "badly." If the former, then "bad." I doubt he truly becomes an evildoer once he sets foot in an English classroom, though. :P [ Wednesday, March 02, 2005 06:28: Message edited by: Kelandon ] -------------------- 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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By Committee
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written Wednesday, March 2 2005 06:31
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As my high school choir director always used to say, "Jesus did good. You do well." Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Post Navel Trauma ^_^
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written Wednesday, March 2 2005 10:19
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I pronounce Khoth with the h almost silent, like Kelandon says. Except that in real life I can't pronounce "th" very well so it comes out a bit like Koff. I'm pretty sure that saying it to people in real life would feel less silly if I could actually pronounce it. -------------------- 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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Bob's Big Date
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written Wednesday, March 2 2005 13:16
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quote:This sort of thing works well until pedants start insisting on using 'well' with 'to be', against all common sense. An example of this is me asking a comrade 'How are you today?', them responding with 'I am well', and the two of us retiring to Switzerland for dongchongery, with me markedly sadder than usual. [ Wednesday, March 02, 2005 13:18: Message edited by: Bad-Ass Mother Custer ] -------------------- The biggest, the baddest, and the fattest. Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, March 2 2005 13:52
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I pronounce Khoth as Koth and add a very minor effort at accentuating the aspiration. One could make a case for it being a throaty sound like certain Hebrew letters, which are usually transliterated as 'ch' but occasionally written 'kh' instead. I pronounced "Wise Man" As "HWIZ-eh MAIN" in order to make WM unhappy. —Alorael, whose name can be pronounced many ways. The "ae" alone could be a Latin long E, an old English ash (æ) with a nasal A sound as in apple, a long A, eye (as Spanish makes it, more or less), or anything else. He's not sure himself which he prefers. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, March 2 2005 23:36
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quote:You will, then, be sad to hear that I have trained myself to respond in such a way habitually. Well, except for the part about Switzerland. That part didn't require any training to become a habit. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, March 2 2005 23:56
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quote:Yea that might be it. I don't really care anyway. -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. Polaris Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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For Carnage, Apply Within
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written Thursday, March 3 2005 10:32
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Alec: All your comrade is trying to tell you is that he is skillful at existing. What's more, he is obviously correct, since had he failed to exist your whole Switzerland routine would be possible only in your imagination, where I'm sure it would continue. Posts: 567 | Registered: Friday, October 5 2001 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Thursday, March 3 2005 18:25
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The way I say Alorael, it rhymes with yeah-bore-say-pal; in other words, ah-lo-ray-AL. It does indeed sound like the name of an angel, which is why I'll never change that pronunciation. And frankly, I don't see how anyone could mispronounce Khoth. -------------------- 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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written Thursday, March 3 2005 18:30
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Well, I suppose if you were sufficiently perverse you could pronounce "Khoth" to rhyme with "both". -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, March 3 2005 21:34
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I say Khoth like 'Koth.' -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. Polaris Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, March 3 2005 23:15
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I pronounce it like 'Grah-Hoth', that is, like 'hot' only with a th at the end. Short o, like a bark or a cough. -------------------- 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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Shaper
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written Friday, March 4 2005 00:09
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Fair enough. Every-one is different. -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. Polaris Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |