Say it with me, "Dreg Wax" not "Drew Wax"

Oldmanlawlor · March 2016

As Ali-G once said "You says it's a tomato. I just says it's a red potato."

Enodoc · March 2016

Doncellius wrote: »

I feel you man. I've heard it all.

Dreugh
Correct: dreg
Incorrect: drew, geray, Dree-ug

Atronach
Correct: at-trow-noc
Incorrect- aye-trow-noc, aye-trow-natch

Daedric
Correct: day-dric
Incorrect: dad-drick, daya-dric, daya-dritch

Mehrunes Dagon
Correct: may-roons-day-gon
Incorrect: Too many ways

Julianos
Correct: jew-lee-on-ose
Incorrect; jew-lee-an-ose, jew-lee-a-nose, juh-lee-on-ose

There's like a million others but this is all I could think of atm

I never correct people on it though. It took me awhile before I understood the pronunciation on dreugh.

I would disagree on two of those:

Atronach
at-row-nak

Julianos
jew-lee-an-oss

And let's not forget CHIM, which ZOS have pronounced incorrectly since the beginning as ch'im, despite the guy who invented it saying that it is k'im.

Dekken_Blake · March 2016

Who is Drew? And what's with his wax?

theher0not · March 2016

Robbmrp wrote: »

Now that you've gotten that off your chest, I will send Penny in to sing you a song.... Go back to sleep Sheldon....

Soft khajiit, warm khajiit litle ball of fur.
Happy khajiit, skeepy khajiit, pur pur pur

Daraugh · March 2016

I've always said "dreg" but now I have to say D wax. It's too good to pass up.

So how do we pronounce this one?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

I really wanted to use it for a character name.

Enodoc · March 2016

Daraugh wrote: »

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

ɬan-vyar-puɬ-gwin-gɬ-goh'-gaire-uhχ-win-drawb-uɬ-ɬan-t'-silly-oh'-goh'-goh'-gohχ

RoseVex · March 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxO0UdpoxM[/embed]

M'aiq is one I've heard pronounced many different ways

Enodoc · March 2016

RoseVex wrote: »

M'aiq is one I've heard pronounced many different ways

The only valid one there is the way he pronounces it himself:
My'eek (and most certainly not Mike)

Daraugh · March 2016

RoseVex wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxO0UdpoxM[/embed]

M'aiq is one I've heard pronounced many different ways

Hmmmm, maybe I'll use the name but just pronounce it "Tim"

SantieClaws · March 2016

This one thinks that if you are all so very concerned about wax you should probably seek the opinion of an ear doctor.

Yours with Paws
Santie Claws

Inarre · March 2016

The d is actually silent. Its prounounced "ew wax"

idk · March 2016

Hope499 wrote: »

Nah, I will keep saying Drew, thanks though.

+1. It's the way it's spelled in game and not really a big deal either way.

daemonios · March 2016

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

Hope499 wrote: »

Nah, I will keep saying Drew, thanks though.

+1. It's the way it's spelled in game and not really a big deal either way.

I thought it was spelled "droof" (gh=f as in "tough").

In English more than any other language I know, any similarity between spelling and pronunciation is purely coincidental.

Vaoh · March 2016

@Duiwel Go ahead. I still almost always refer to it as a "Drew" as well. Played all of Oblivion, Skyrim and Morrowind saying it like that. It's easier for me to understand "Drew" rather than "Dreg" as well since "Drew" sounds and looks more familiar.

Moonshadow66 · March 2016

Inarre wrote: »

The d is actually silent. Its prounounced "ew wax"

I think the whole word is silent, actually^^

Darkonflare15 · March 2016

Kammakazi wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EY0lolZzmA

Yes finally somebody gets it. Been bothering me a lot when there are plenty of different NPC that prounce this correctly. Show how many player skipped dialogue.

ontheleftcoast · March 2016

I call it Billy Wax. Don't know why I do though.. ;D

Nestor · March 2016

Tomato Tohmahto

My Crafter knows what it is no matter how I pronounce it.

Besides, how do we know the character is pronouncing it correctly? Maybe there were no Lore Lords during the dialog recordings to correct these kinds of things. Maybe the script they were reading from had a smudge on it? Perhaps a big ol Pepperoni grease blob from studying the lines during lunch.

Krycek89 · March 2016

Toc de Malsvi wrote: »

Read rhymes with lead and read rhymes with lead, but read doesn't rhyme with lead and read doesn't rhyme with lead.....

You're talking about English, there is no normal pronunciation rules, pronunciation in English is ruled by you're nationality and locality. Scots, Irish, Brits, Yankee's, Southerners, midwesterners, Texans, Australians, South Africans, all speak English yet can all pronounce the same word differently and at times with different meanings. Both "Dreg" and "Drew" as well as "Drow" could all be correct or incorrect based on your own locality as well as the character within the fantasy of the story.

Love this response on soo many levels

Birdovic · March 2016

1) Read this: Dragon Butter Sauce
2) Rewatch Video
3) You cant unhear it

Lyrebon · March 2016

I think I'll say Drew Wax from now on just on the off chance it annoys someone.

ajwest927 · March 2016

Drew wax sounds better than dreg wax don't you agree.

Messy1 · March 2016

Stop dreughing me down man!!

KingYogi415 · March 2016

CAN I HAZ DREW WAX PLZ?

baratron · March 2016

Doncellius wrote: »

Julianos
Correct: jew-lee-on-ose
Incorrect; jew-lee-an-ose, jew-lee-a-nose, juh-lee-on-ose

Given that the name "Julian" is pronounced jew-lee-ahn or jew-lee-un, I don't understand why "Julianos" would have a random "on" sound in the middle. I pronounce it "jew-lee-ahn-os".

Or is this another name which is pronounced differently in the UK than the US? (See also "Craig" and "Helene").

saxgooner · March 2016

Drew

Shogunami · March 2016

I assumed it was pronounced Dregg wax, and would accept the to me only two logical ways to pronounce it: Dregg, Drowg.

Duiwel · March 2016

Violynne wrote: »

Dray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CL6n0FJZpk