Far in and Far out the WORST part of the update!

Seth_Black

Looks like someone again forgot to take his pills.

'Do not post if not properly medicated!'

P.S. You forgot to mention, that we don't have seasons, falling leaves, need for sleep, drink or eat, alcoholic beverages don't make you drunk, no drugs! (outrageous, right?) ...and there are no children in Tamriel at all!

...I don't know how will you handle this amount of reality issues in damn GAME

Belidos

Rosveen wrote: »

I was going to say I'll pronounce it /ma'laxit/ from this day on just to annoy pronunciation Nazis, but I realized I'm on PC and never on any voice channels. Shame. Then again, on EU nobody would probably care because most of us aren't native English speakers.

AngryNord wrote: »

Now, how many non-US-citizens know how to pronounce Spokane?

How many non-US citizens know who or what Spokane even is?

I'm English and I know

It's a city in the state of Washington, and it's pronounce Spoh-Kan.

JD2013

Malacath?

Jitterbug

Guys, come on...

Her name is Malukah

Pendrillion

And to top it off... SOME INFO!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachite

PinoZino

Real nerds don't talk about Malachite but Cu2CO3(OH)2

anitajoneb17_ESO

Oddly enough, the people who get offended by someone correcting their spelling or pronunciation mistakes are usually the same ones who keep on correcting you on your gameplay, build and stuff even when you haven't asked them for any advice.

Why do people persist in doing something wrong when it's so easy to make it right ? (And pronunciation is far easier than weaving heavy attacks )

Turelus

I for a long time called it Malashite along with calling Chitin Chi-Tin.

It's just the way you learn to read things in English if you're not aware of the random changes in pronunciation. Ceaser being a perfect example.

Tors

@AtraisMachina

I think you misunderstand the environment within which you are playing.

• You are either on the EU server, in which case, 90% of the people are using English as a second language.

Or

• You are playing on the US servers, and the Americans make words up as they go along.

PinoZino

I'm wondering if @AtraisMachina can pronounce otorhinolaryngologist correctly.

Flameheart

Of course this is by far the worst of the whole patch...the spelling of malachite....

We don't have any other issues, like 3 minutes loading screens and stutter and fps drops and tons of other bugs like falling through the world, group leader bug etc. etc.

...but as I know Zenimax the malachite issue will be adressed in the next patch.

bertenburnyb16_ESO

not everybody has english as their native language mister grammar police

anitajoneb17_ESO

bertenburnyb16_ESO wrote: »

not everybody has english as their native language mister grammar police

Which is exactly why OP is right to mention what the correct pronunciation is. What's wrong with learning the correct pronunciation ? Do you want to spend your whole life "speaking" that horrible and extremely poor soup of a language which is called "international english" ?
English is not my native language either, I make mistakes too and I'm always glad whenever I can improve it and differentiate the true language from this "soup".

PinoZino

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

bertenburnyb16_ESO wrote: »

not everybody has english as their native language mister grammar police

Which is exactly why OP is right to mention what the correct pronunciation is. What's wrong with learning the correct pronunciation ? Do you want to spend your whole life "speaking" that horrible and extremely poor soup of a language which is called "international english" ?
English is not my native language either, I make mistakes too and I'm always glad whenever I can improve it and differentiate the true language from this "soup".

Sure, but most people don't like pedantic behaviour of another. If they feel they are in need of some pronunciation classes, they will go to a professional. As a rule of thumb, don’t help people if they didn’t ask for. Unless their life is in danger.

Btw, many English native speaker have an awful pronunciation too. Geordie Shore types, by instance.

anitajoneb17_ESO

PinoZino wrote: »

Sure, but most people don't like pedantic behaviour of another. If they feel they are in need of some pronunciation classes, they will go to a professional. As a rule of thumb, don’t help people if they didn’t ask for. Unless their life is in danger.

I agree with you 100% on this point. Except that OP wasn't "helping" or "advising" or finger pointing at anyone in particular, just making a thread about the pronunciation of "malachite" (for which I also hear the most exotic versions in TeamSpeak )

Thread title is quite out of place though, I agree on that.

Prof_Bawbag

PinoZino wrote: »

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

bertenburnyb16_ESO wrote: »

not everybody has english as their native language mister grammar police

Which is exactly why OP is right to mention what the correct pronunciation is. What's wrong with learning the correct pronunciation ? Do you want to spend your whole life "speaking" that horrible and extremely poor soup of a language which is called "international english" ?
English is not my native language either, I make mistakes too and I'm always glad whenever I can improve it and differentiate the true language from this "soup".

Sure, but most people don't like pedantic behaviour of another. If they feel they are in need of some pronunciation classes, they will go to a professional. As a rule of thumb, don’t help people if they didn’t ask for. Unless their life is in danger.

Btw, many English native speaker have an awful pronunciation too. Geordie Shore types, by instance.

That's more down to local dialect than incorrect pronunciation in many cases. For example, next tae nae wan wid understand mi if I typed in ma local Scottish dialect.

The UK is a funny place insofar that you can travel as little as 3 miles and you can enter an area where the dialect is completely different from the place you've just arrived from. Too many people nowadays are made to feel bad about their local dialect because there seems to be many amongst us that would prefer all of us spoke in some sort of uniformed mono tone. *** them I say. I'm proud of where i come from and equally proud of my Scottish accent and the dialect that entails. If people have an issue with how I pronounce words, then that's their issue. They don't need to speak to me and I'd prefer they didn't.

Xendyn

What this thread title really made me think of...

[SNIP]

[Moderator Note: Edited per our rules on Inappropriate Content]

PinoZino

Prof_Bawbag wrote: »

That's more down to local dialect than incorrect pronunciation in many cases. For example, next tae nae wan wid understand mi if I typed in ma local Scottish dialect.

The UK is a funny place insofar that you can travel as little as 3 miles and you can enter an area where the dialect is completely different from the place you've just arrived from. Too many people nowadays are made to feel bad about their local dialect because there seems to be many amongst us that would prefer all of us spoke in some sort of uniformed mono tone. *** them I say. I'm proud of where i come from and equally proud of my Scottish accent and the dialect that entails. If people have an issue with how I pronounce words, then that's their issue. They don't need to speak to me and I'd prefer they didn't.

lol

Des goûts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas. It's a matter of personal taste as well, I like the Scottish accent.

anitajoneb17_ESO

PinoZino wrote: »

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

That's more down to local dialect than incorrect pronunciation in many cases. For example, next tae nae wan wid understand mi if I typed in ma local Scottish dialect.

The UK is a funny place insofar that you can travel as little as 3 miles and you can enter an area where the dialect is completely different from the place you've just arrived from. Too many people nowadays are made to feel bad about their local dialect because there seems to be many amongst us that would prefer all of us spoke in some sort of uniformed mono tone. *** them I say. I'm proud of where i come from and equally proud of my Scottish accent and the dialect that entails. If people have an issue with how I pronounce words, then that's their issue. They don't need to speak to me and I'd prefer they didn't.

lol

Des goûts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas. It's a matter of personal taste as well, I like the Scottish accent.

Hey !! wasn't my quote ! please correct. (Not that I disagree with what's being said, just they're not my words and most of all, I cannot possibly imitate the scottish accent )

willymchilybily

malachite.

In English, ch as in hunch, church, chimney, chip, [T'Jhu] can also be pronounced as [K], ache, choir, school or in this case malachite. But complexity comes from words of European/French origin, such as in charade, machine, and nonchalant [Sh]

lacking knowledge of the pronunciation of a particular word is not something that can be helped I'm afraid. Just suck it up.

PBpsy

AngryNord wrote: »

Now, how many non-US-citizens know how to pronounce Spokane?

Spuuk ain?

Oberon45

Malachite is relatively an easy one. I find that folks have the hardest time with "Orichalcum." Many folks I have heard don't even try to pronounce it and just call it, "orc metal."

CGPsaint

Riko_Futatabi wrote: »

It's ok, I feel for console players. They have to hear things all day.

That's a negative Ghost Rider. I have my area/guild chat turned off at all times.

Ashtaris

AngryNord wrote: »

Now, how many non-US-citizens know how to pronounce Spokane?

I do! I do! It's Spo-Cane with a long A (just kidding)

Hope499

I will make sure to say it wrong in the future, since for some reason it bothers you.

anitajoneb17_ESO

Hope499 wrote: »

I will make sure to say it wrong in the future, since for some reason it bothers you.

... which is the lamest behaviour you can have. But hey, you're a free person. Remain as your are :-)

MakeUcrazY

Personally I never knew the correct pronunciation. But through my life Porsche became PorshA, Jaguar was Jagwar and JagUa. But I don't think I ever cared what pronunciation anyone ever used. Now I'm off to fish for some Gummy Snacks.

RizaHawkeye

AtraisMachina wrote: »

Its like Imperial City came out and everyone forgot English.

Except .... it's not English.

The stone's name derives (via Latin: molochītis, Middle French: melochite, and Middle English melochites) from Greek Μολοχίτης λίθος molochitis lithos, "mallow-green stone", from μολόχη molōchē, variant of μαλάχη malāchē, "mallow".

It's like the Imperial City came out and everyone forgot .... LATIN AND GREEK!

Oh no!

PinoZino

MakeUcrazY wrote: »

Personally I never knew the correct pronunciation. But through my life Porsche became PorshA, Jaguar was Jagwar and JagUa. But I don't think I ever cared what pronunciation anyone ever used. Now I'm off to fish for some Gummy Snacks.

I believe they say 'Jaaaak' at Top Gear

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