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Stop saying necro-potence
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catalyst10e✭✭✭✭It's Gif not Jif!
what were we talking about again?
"Why settle for just stabbing your foes when you can roast them alive in a gout of arcane fire?"
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Acrolas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭The whole point of the word is to have "necro" in it so mutilating that part makes no sense.
That's the interesting thing, though. The Magic card was pretty straightforward. Pay life to create life. The more damage you took, the stronger you could become. Coupled with being a black card, the 'necro' prefix made sense. And no matter how you pronounced it, it was a game-changing card.
But ESO's Necropotence is a pet bonus set. There's no necromancy theme to it. Arguably the set in the game most deserving of being called Necropotence would be Molag Kena's.
The bigger question isn't how to pronounce it. It's why this set was called Necropotence in the first place.signing off2 -
Rouven✭✭✭✭✭
✭Hand_Bacon wrote: »I blame the British.
Careful, they coined the phrase "bring home the bacon". I assume you've been to Wiltshire?Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time. ~ Terry Pratchett0 -
rfennell_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Within just the USA there are dozens of accents. Some of them with totally different pronunciations of the same words.
When the grammar Nationalsozialismus strike.. they are usually wrong. Many, many words have alternative pronunciations.
That's just within the borders of one country. There are so many variations to pronunciation in the USA that not even wikipedia can keep track of them.
In many cases it's like looking up the "proper" pronunciation of bar and then going to boston and calling everyone idiots.1 -
catalyst10e✭✭✭✭rfennell_ESO wrote: »Within just the USA there are dozens of accents. Some of them with totally different pronunciations of the same words.
When the grammar Nationalsozialismus strike.. they are usually wrong. Many, many words have alternative pronunciations.
That's just within the borders of one country. There are so many variations to pronunciation in the USA that not even wikipedia can keep track of them.
In many cases it's like looking up the "proper" pronunciation of bar and then going to boston and calling everyone idiots.
"Why settle for just stabbing your foes when you can roast them alive in a gout of arcane fire?"
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lagrue✭✭✭✭✭
✭I dont even understand how this is a debate. Its a fusion of the words necro and potency. Neck-Row-Po-tense.
If you think anything else, youve got a screw loose in your head."You must defeat me every time. I need defeat you only once"1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭My drew wax though...Just so that everyone knows, my Altmer still can't have black hair. About a dozen of Altmer NPCs in the game have black hair. Just saying.
Meet my characters:Command: Do the thing.
Zadarri, Khajiit Fist of Thalmor: The thing was done, as commanded.
Durza gra-Maghul, Orc blacksmith: The thing was done perfectly, in the most efficient way.
Tegwen, Bosmer troublemaker: You can't prove I didn't do the thing.
Sings-Many-Songs, Argonian fisher: Sure, I'll do the thing... Eventually. Maybe.
Aerindel, Altmer stormcaller: After extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that doing the thing would be a waste of resources.
Liliel, Dunmer pyromancer: Aerindel said I shouldn't do the thing. Something about "resources".
Gyda Snowcaller, Nord cryomancer: I will find a way to do it that won't waste resources and make Aerindel proud of me.
Beatrice Leoriane, Breton vampire: I persuaded someone else into doing the thing. You are welcome, dear.
Sahima, Redguard performer: Doing the thing sounds awfully unpleasant and really not my problem.
Ellaria Valerius, Imperial priestess: I'll pray to the Eight for the thing to be done, if it is Their will.0 -
TrueGreenSmoker✭✭✭Never!! necro-potence for life!!
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Acrolas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭hedna123b14_ESO wrote: »My worst experience was with Rakhhat. Its RAH-KHAT not Rocket...
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
'Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no
I'm a Rakkhat man
Rakkhat mannnnnnnn burning out his fuse up here alone...
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exeeter702✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I dont even understand how this is a debate. Its a fusion of the words necro and potency. Neck-Row-Po-tense.
If you think anything else, youve got a screw loose in your head.
Well actually there are plenty of logical points on the contrary.
You wouldnt say metro-po-lis
You wouldnt say necro-po-lis
You wouldnt say omni-po-tent
You wouldnt say in-comb-pe-tense
You wouldnt say astro-logy
No necropotence is not a real word but it exists within the english language of the game and i think proper rules of the language with similarly structured words should still apply.Edited by exeeter702 on March 8, 2017 10:22PM2 -
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Draqone✭✭✭✭I noticed that Lorkhaj is pronounced as "Lore - khay" by a few ingame NPCs.ESO Balance:
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DephlaterMouse✭✭✭Try getting a New Zealander to talk about how big and awesome their deck is, and how the children all have fun playing on it... No seriously. Try it.
Kiwis pronounce their E's with an I sound.
When I first moved from the U.S. to N.Z. I was listening to the radio and a commercial for a deck building company came on. Nobody could understand why I was laughing so... Hard.Edited by DephlaterMouse on March 8, 2017 11:06PMUSA to New Zealand transplant.1 -
phairdon✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭DephlaterMouse wrote: »Try getting a New Zealander to talk about how big and awesome their deck is, and how the children all have fun playing on it... No seriously. Try it.
Kiwis pronounce their E's with an I sound.
Yes. Becoming more common in this country. No longer live in New Zealand, its now New Zilland.
Get an Australian to say six....Edited by phairdon on March 8, 2017 11:07PMYour immersion is breaking my entitlement. Buff Sorc's. Darkshroud the cremator Death by furRubeus BlackFluffy knight BladesThe Fat PantherPsijic Fungal SausageFlesheater the VileCaspian Rafferty FernsbyArchfiend Warlock PiersThe Black BishopEvil Wizard Lizard (EU)Neberra Vestige Fajeon (EU)Salanis Deathstick (EU)Blood Mage Alchemist (EU)1 -
Bazeric✭✭✭✭exeeter702 wrote: »I dont even understand how this is a debate. Its a fusion of the words necro and potency. Neck-Row-Po-tense.
If you think anything else, youve got a screw loose in your head.
Well actually there are plenty of logical points on the contrary.
You wouldnt say metro-po-lis
You wouldnt say necro-po-lis
You wouldnt say omni-po-tent
You wouldnt say in-comb-pe-tense
You wouldnt say astro-logy
No necropotence is not a real word but it exists within the english language of the game and i think proper rules of the language with similarly structured words should still apply.
I pronounce it like metro-po-lis, often and for fun. Same with many words, similar to your list. It's fun to switch em-PHA-sis and be more literally phonetic (as it were) with pronunciation. The malleability of English is impressive, but I am kinda glad it is my native language because it must be impossible to learn otherwise.Looking for broken things in hopes they may be fixed. I've given up, my game literally works differently from yours.
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DephlaterMouse✭✭✭DephlaterMouse wrote: »Try getting a New Zealander to talk about how big and awesome their deck is, and how the children all have fun playing on it... No seriously. Try it.
Kiwis pronounce their E's with an I sound.
Yes. Becoming more common in this country. No longer live in New Zealand, its now New Zilland.
Get an Australian to say six....
When I moved to Germany I was a little sleep deprived and the cabbie was driving along. About every kilometer I started laughing. When he finally asked why I just pointed at the exit sign.
Ausfahrt is exit in German and all my sleep deprived brain could see was AssFart... I had I've been to Ausfahrt Germany tee shirts made for my friends when I got home.Edited by DephlaterMouse on March 8, 2017 11:17PMUSA to New Zealand transplant.1 -
DephlaterMouse✭✭✭Makes a kind of sense though right. I mean an AssFart is a kind of exit. O:-)USA to New Zealand transplant.1
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Karius_Imalthar✭✭✭✭✭As far as I can tell it's a made up word. How could anyone have anything to reference to even know what it's supposed to sound like? Stop pronouncing it SLIBERTY-waggle... it's sliberty-WAGGLE! Pfft.Edited by Karius_Imalthar on March 8, 2017 11:22PM0 -
srfrogg23✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Necrosis is a real word.
Potency is a real word.
Combine Necro with Potency and you get Necro-Potency.
Drop the Y, replace it with an E.
Necro-Potence.
Two real words combined to create a new fake word: Necropotence.
I think the pronunciation becomes fairly obvious if you don't try to overthink it.Edited by srfrogg23 on March 8, 2017 11:59PM3 -
Elsonso✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Do you ever read a book you have read?
Hopefuully, you pronounced those words right. In English, even words that are spelled the same can be pronounced differently.
Might as well be necro-potence. Makes as much sense as saying it any other way.XBox EU/NA:@ElsonsoJannus
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CMFan1966✭✭✭✭✭Why does this matter in a forum that you are most likely reading rather than pronouncing? Unless of course you are reading out loud.......0 -
exeeter702✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Necrosis is a real word.
Potency is a real word.
Combine Necro with Potency and you get Necro-Potency.
Drop the Y, replace it with an E.
Necro-Potence.
Two real words combined to create a new fake word: Necropotence.
I think the pronunciation becomes fairly obvious if you don't try to overthink it.
No more obvious then when you take a real word like omni and a real word like potency and combine the two. The pronounciation is fairly obvious to an english speaker. Om-ni-po-tense, not omni-potence.
If it was an actual marriage of 2 words it would be necro-potency, hyphen included.
The prefix is necro meaning of death or corpse. And the suffix is potens which referes to potent. Just as in omni (meaning all or all encompasing) and potens refering to potent.
Omnipotence
NecropotenceEdited by exeeter702 on March 9, 2017 12:35AM2 -
srfrogg23✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭exeeter702 wrote: »Necrosis is a real word.
Potency is a real word.
Combine Necro with Potency and you get Necro-Potency.
Drop the Y, replace it with an E.
Necro-Potence.
Two real words combined to create a new fake word: Necropotence.
I think the pronunciation becomes fairly obvious if you don't try to overthink it.
No more obvious then when you take a real word like omni and a real word like potence and combine the two. The pronounciation is fairly obvious to an english speaker. Om-ni-po-tense, not omni-potence.
If it was an actual marriage of 2 words it would be necro-potency, hyphen included.
The prefix is necro meaning of death or corpse. And the suffix is potens which referes to potent. Just as in omni (meaning all or all encompasing) and potens refering to potent.
Omnipotence
Necropotence
Ah... I see, the OP isn't an English speaker!
I guess that makes sense.2
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