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Stop saying necro-potence

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  • Duiwel
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    I believe the 2 things most people get wrong are:

    Aleswell - pronounced either Ale's-well OR Al-is-well(sounds closer to Alice than Ales)

    Dawnbreaker of Smiting - pronounced either smite-ing or smith-ing

    I say the former, I hear many people pronounce it the latter.

    I believe it's a English second language thing.
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  • Koensol
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    casparian wrote: »
    My favorite ESO mispronounciations:
    • Atronarch (atronach)
    • Violent Copernicus (violet coprinus)
    • Merida (Meridia)
    • Ilambrius (Ilambris)
    • Khajiit (cat)
    The worst are the people who say they have played TES for years, and that "Cryodiil" is their favourite province.
  • Knootewoot
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    Ma-la-shite

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  • KeiruNicrom
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    Knootewoot wrote: »
    Ma-la-shite

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    I always read it as Ma-la-kite personally
  • SantieClaws
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    Necro Potes?

    Khajiit thought we had these already this week yes.

    Yours with paws
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  • Izaki
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    Indigochild3rdi wrote: »
    Leviosa not leviosahhhhh

    More like LeviOOOOHHHsa.
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  • Kendo12
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    exeeter702 wrote: »
    mb10 wrote: »
    No its pronounced potence.

    Incompetence has an e and its always a good

    The example with that word is of its first half, not second. "Incom" which is not pronounced "in-comb" or "in-come" but rather "in-kah-m"

    Uhhh depends on your accent. I would never say KAH in the middle of that, unless I wanted to sound like an idiot
    Edited by Kendo12 on March 8, 2017 10:42AM
  • Tyrion87
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    casparian wrote: »
    My favorite ESO mispronounciations:
    • Atronarch (atronach)
    • Violent Copernicus (violet coprinus)
    • Merida (Meridia)
    • Ilambrius (Ilambris)
    • Khajiit (cat)

    I would add also:
    - (fe)Malestorm Arena
    - Sorceror
    - trail (instead of trial)
    - Vvanderfell
    - all possible variations of Dro-m'Athra and Rawl'kha

    And this isn't maybe a 'mispronounciation', but I just can't understand why some people say that their role is: "DPS"...
  • Enodoc
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    andreasranasen wrote: »
    Or people that say Faaaaaar-gyl when it's Fare-(bus fare)-gyl
    I thought it was Farry-gil (as in, you say the 'e' sound).
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  • Nahtal
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    Molags Balls

    Nobody says it, everyone type it.
    Edited by Nahtal on March 8, 2017 10:57AM
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  • baratron
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    I can't work out whether OP is trolling or serious.
    exeeter702 wrote: »
    mb10 wrote: »
    No its pronounced potence.

    Incompetence has an e and its always a good

    The example with that word is of its first half, not second. "Incom" which is not pronounced "in-comb" or "in-come" but rather "in-kah-m"

    "Income" like money is pronounced "in-kah-m" in London, where I am from. I am not aware of other pronunciations of "income" but I am sure they exist. IN-kahm, with the emphasis on the first syllable.

    "Incompetence" is in-COM-po-tense. "in" like going in, "com" as in "computer", "po" like the Teletubby or Edgar Allan Poe, "tense" like verbs. I watched the video that @exeeter702 linked, and it's weird. In-KAHM-po-tense? No one here would pronounce it like that. I assume that the strange machine pronunciation has been programmed by an American.

    Similarly, it's neh-CRO-po-lis. "Neh" as in "negate", "cro" like the beginning of "crop", "po" as the Teletubby again, and "lis" like "listen". And also me-TRO-po-lis. Interesting fact: the railway line I used as a teenager was originally opened as the London Necropolis Railway, to carry corpses and mourners between London and Brookwood Cemetery.

    Where is this "CRAW" coming from? It must be a regional thing.
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  • Brutusmax1mus
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    Think necropolis.

    Nec craw poe tense
  • Enodoc
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    Since necropotence is a fantasy word I don't see how either can be incorrect until someone says so. It's like Daedra (DEE-dra/DAY-dra), both are used in TES4, so both are correct.

    The other thing to think about is what does it mean? If it is etymologically constructed from necromantic potency, there is a case for that being the pronunciation too.
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  • Zyrudin
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    Nocretopence
  • Zyrudin
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    Nahtal wrote: »
    Molags Balls

    Nobody says it, everyone type it.

    If I recall correctly, that was a banned char name right at launch :tongue:
  • Nyx2
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    The whole point of the word is to have "necro" in it so mutilating that part makes no sense.
  • Jamini
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    Tyrion87 wrote: »
    And this isn't maybe a 'mispronounciation', but I just can't understand why some people say that their role is: "DPS"...



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  • TheBonesXXX
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    I think language policing is a bloody disease.
    Edited by TheBonesXXX on March 8, 2017 1:50PM
  • Tan9oSuccka
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    Maybe the "Drew" wax guys can chime in on this.

    :)
  • waterfairy
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    Knootewoot wrote: »
    Ma-la-shite

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    Nope, CH is pronounced like a K here and for Chitin as well...it's pronounced Kite-in.

    I still prefer shite-in even if it's wrong because of an old forum joke. :p
  • Elsonso
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    TheBonesXXX wrote: »
    I think language policing is a bloody disease.

    Now, do you mean "bloody", like the fluid, or "bloody", like the slang? :smiley:
    Edited by Elsonso on March 8, 2017 2:01PM
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  • Tornaad
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    Churga_Hral wrote: »
    Zuboko wrote: »
    I'm confused ... what does this have to do with Elder Scrolls Online?
    Are you sure that you are saying "Elder Scrolls Online" in a correct and pleasing way?

    You would like to learn how to say it in a way that delights the ear, yes?

    That would imply I stopped to worry about it.
  • Kodrac
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    Vigarr wrote: »
    Knootewoot wrote: »
    Ma-la-shite

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    Nope, CH is pronounced like a K here and for Chitin as well...it's pronounced Kite-in.

    I still prefer shite-in even if it's wrong because of an old forum joke. :p

    Well, shite!
  • Sordidfairytale
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  • Vipstaakki
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    Necro-potence
  • LadyLavina
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    Snuffleupagus

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  • ThePonzzz
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    You know, with actual real words, you can look up their proper pronunciations.

    http://www.dictionary.com/

    Malachite: mal-uh-kahyt
    Necropolis: nuh-krop-uh-lis
    Orichalcum: awr-i-kal-kuh m

    Using American English phonics, necropotence would be nuh-krop-uh-tence.
    Edited by ThePonzzz on March 8, 2017 4:39PM
  • Dreyloch
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    This whole thread is about where to place emphasis on a syllable in a word? Have we really nothing more pressing to complain about?

    Aluminium- How someone from NA says it. Ahh-lou-me-num. We skip the second "i" in the word cause it tongue ties us.
    Al-lou-min-ne-um is how someone from Australia or England usually says it. We can all agree if your from the U.S. it sounds pretty funny. Same word, difference in pronunciation. Nuff said.

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  • Feric51
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    I'll leave my two-cent comparison in here...

    I viewed it as neck-ROW-po-tense based of the pronunciation of the word "***."

    Long "O" in the latter, so I say a long "O" in the former.

    That is all.
    Edited by Feric51 on March 8, 2017 5:07PM
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  • Enodoc
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    Feric51 wrote: »
    I'll leave my two-cent comparison in here...
    I viewed it as neck-ROW-po-tense based of the pronunciation of the word "***."
    Long "O" in the latter, so I say a long "O" in the former.
    That is all.
    How did whatever that was get caught in the profanity filter, when this one didn't?
    Kodrac wrote: »
    Vigarr wrote: »
    Knootewoot wrote: »
    Ma-la-shite
    Nope, CH is pronounced like a K here and for Chitin as well...it's pronounced Kite-in.
    I still prefer shite-in even if it's wrong because of an old forum joke. :p
    Well, shite!
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