Also, how do you pronounce Mortal Kombat boss's name:
Shang Tsung:
Shang Tee-sung?
Shang Sung?
Shang Soong?
You pronounce it like you would pronounce Sang, only with an H in it, and Tsung as you would say the sentence "The man who was named Beat sung the last song" saying the words beat and sung right after each other.
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I used to say Le-vee-a-than, for Leviathan when playing FF games.
Balrog used to be barrellog.
Shang Tsung was Shang toosung.
But this was when I was young and sometimes had trouble pronouncing things or reading in general. I'm now much better and pronounce it correctly when I know how.
Also, how do you pronounce Mortal Kombat boss's name:
Shang Tsung:
Shang Tee-sung?
Shang Sung?
Shang Soong?
You pronounce it like you would pronounce Sang, only with an H in it, and Tsung as you would say the sentence "The man who was named Beat sung the last song" saying the words beat and sung right after each other.
No it is Shang Sung. The T is silent. If anything, you only put a slight z intonation on the s.
Back when this came out I was going to www.deusex.com and my wife saw the address and was all, "What's Do Sex? Some kind of porn site?" *sigh*
One mispronunciation that's stuck with me to this day is Ninja Gaiden. It'll always be "Ninja Gay-den" to me. A childhood of hearing and saying it that way can't be changed.
I've had my mom go store to store asking for a play boy when the Game boy Color was the hot Christmas item. It was hilarious to say the least. She also called the Wii a Nintari, It's like she knew Nintendo, and Atari, but she combined them. I sometimes think she fucks names up on purpose.
Also, Tidus from FFX. Everyone I know calls him Tie-dus, yet in Kingdom Hearts they pronounce it Tea-dus.
and Ico = Ee-co.
EDIT: Also, when the PS2 came out, I had a neighbor always calling it the P2, and arguing with me about the abbreviation. Like the letters PS2 weren't on the fucking side of the system.
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Oh yeah I'm surprised this hasn't gotten mentioned yet and it just hit me but.
MELEE IS PRONOUNCED MAY LAY. MAY LAY GOD DAMMIT. NOT MEALY, OR MELLY, MAY LAY.
I, I apologize for the caps.
It took the announcer of Smash Bros Melee for my friends to finally accept how to correctly say it.
Only in American english is it pronounced that way. every other form of english it is pronounced correctly, derived from the french original as in meh-lay. Not may-lay or me-lee or any other bullshit.
I've heard some weird ones though, played station, the wii (just THE Wii).
But, it is the Wii. I mean, what do you call it?
It's not Nintendo Wii, just Wii. Nintendo is very specific about this.
Or is your objection to the word "the"? Like I should be saying "I enjoy playing Wii" instead of "I enjoy playing the Wii"?
adding "the" just makes me think of old people and giggle, it's not wrong but it sounds off to me. Especially in questions like "Do you have a the wii?"
Oh yeah I'm surprised this hasn't gotten mentioned yet and it just hit me but.
MELEE IS PRONOUNCED MAY LAY. MAY LAY GOD DAMMIT. NOT MEALY, OR MELLY, MAY LAY.
I, I apologize for the caps.
It took the announcer of Smash Bros Melee for my friends to finally accept how to correctly say it.
Only in American english is it pronounced that way. every other form of english it is pronounced correctly, derived from the french original as in meh-lay. Not may-lay or me-lee or any other bullshit.
Well then SSBM got them half way there at least. Thank god its not 'me-lee' anymore.
I've heard some weird ones though, played station, the wii (just THE Wii).
But, it is the Wii. I mean, what do you call it?
It's not Nintendo Wii, just Wii. Nintendo is very specific about this.
Or is your objection to the word "the"? Like I should be saying "I enjoy playing Wii" instead of "I enjoy playing the Wii"?
adding "the" just makes me think of old people and giggle, it's not wrong but it sounds off to me. Especially in questions like "Do you have a the wii?"
Well nobody is going to say "Do you have a the Wii". People would ask "do you have the Wii?". Are you telling me there is something wrong with that?
Or "Do you like the Wii?". Should that be "Do you like Wii?" because that sounds stupid.
Oh yeah I'm surprised this hasn't gotten mentioned yet and it just hit me but.
MELEE IS PRONOUNCED MAY LAY. MAY LAY GOD DAMMIT. NOT MEALY, OR MELLY, MAY LAY.
I, I apologize for the caps.
It took the announcer of Smash Bros Melee for my friends to finally accept how to correctly say it.
Only in American english is it pronounced that way. every other form of english it is pronounced correctly, derived from the french original as in meh-lay. Not may-lay or me-lee or any other bullshit.
oohh! OOH! Is this the part where we argue whether or not "z" is "zee" or "zed"?!
or if we should give back the rubber we borrowed once we're done using it?
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I've had my mom go store to store asking for a play boy when the Game boy Color was the hot Christmas item. It was hilarious to say the least. She also called the Wii a Nintari, It's like she knew Nintendo, and Atari, but she combined them. I sometimes think she fucks names up on purpose.
Also, Tidus from FFX. Everyone I know calls him Tie-dus, yet in Kingdom Hearts they pronounce it Tea-dus.
and Ico = Ee-co.
EDIT: Also, when the PS2 came out, I had a neighbor always calling it the P2, and arguing with me about the abbreviation. Like the letters PS2 weren't on the fucking side of the system.
This was talked about in the FF thread not that long ago.
In the demo for X, Lulu calls him Tee-dus. His name is never spoken in X for some stupid reason. In KH1 its also Tee-dus, but in KH2, they changed it to Tidus. I think Dissidia says Tidus as well.
Its basically the new Aeris Aerith, only without the giant fanbase bitching. In other words, square is changing how they want it pronounce, and its their property to do so, so oh well.
I've heard some weird ones though, played station, the wii (just THE Wii).
But, it is the Wii. I mean, what do you call it?
It's not Nintendo Wii, just Wii. Nintendo is very specific about this.
Or is your objection to the word "the"? Like I should be saying "I enjoy playing Wii" instead of "I enjoy playing the Wii"?
adding "the" just makes me think of old people and giggle, it's not wrong but it sounds off to me. Especially in questions like "Do you have a the wii?"
Well nobody is going to say "Do you have a the Wii". People would ask "do you have the Wii?". Are you telling me there is something wrong with that?
Or "Do you like the Wii?". Should that be "Do you like Wii?" because that sounds stupid.
It's not wrong no, but I have heard "a the wii" before.
To bring it more back to gaming, in another meeting around Christmas a woman said she was getting her children a Wii. She then had to explain that it's "that video game where you can play baseball and bowling and stuff with the little remote."
It's about then where my mind disengages from my body and I stop paying attention entirely.
When I told my mom I was thinking about getting a Wii, she responded with "why? you don't like sports"
Ok, I see what you mean now, SkutSkut. We were arguing two separate things. You mean putting "the" in front of Wii no matter how it's used in a sentence. Gotcha. Hi5
Ok, I see what you mean now, SkutSkut. We were arguing two separate things. You mean putting "the" in front of Wii no matter how it's used in a sentence. Gotcha. Hi5
Ok, I see what you mean now, SkutSkut. We were arguing two separate things. You mean putting "the" in front of Wii no matter how it's used in a sentence. Gotcha. Hi5
Really? Is this correct? I have never heard it pronounced that way, or said it that way myself.
I'm pretty sure. I used to call it Eye-co and somewhere along the way I was corrected, don't remember where, but I remember believing that was how it's pronounced. I guess that's not credible though.
Oh yeah I'm surprised this hasn't gotten mentioned yet and it just hit me but.
MELEE IS PRONOUNCED MAY LAY. MAY LAY GOD DAMMIT. NOT MEALY, OR MELLY, MAY LAY.
I, I apologize for the caps.
It took the announcer of Smash Bros Melee for my friends to finally accept how to correctly say it.
Only in American english is it pronounced that way. every other form of english it is pronounced correctly, derived from the french original as in meh-lay. Not may-lay or me-lee or any other bullshit.
oohh! OOH! Is this the part where we argue whether or not "z" is "zee" or "zed"?!
or if we should give back the rubber we borrowed once we're done using it?
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Though I admit I've pronounced Bahamut as Buh-ha-mutt.
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And of course Link was called "Zelda," for some reason, because obviously the player's character has to be the name from the game's title.
Also, how do you pronounce Mortal Kombat boss's name:
Shang Tsung:
Shang Tee-sung?
Shang Sung?
Shang Soong?
Shang Chung?
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But, it is the Wii. I mean, what do you call it?
It's not Nintendo Wii, just Wii. Nintendo is very specific about this.
Or is your objection to the word "the"? Like I should be saying "I enjoy playing Wii" instead of "I enjoy playing the Wii"?
SHE-vuh
"Ys."
It's pronounced like "ease" or "eez"
Also the KOF boss Goenitz's name is pronounced:
Gay-nitz
Yeah I know. Goenitz = Gay-nitz. Apparently
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Baja Mute
Everyone I know pronounces it as "Shi-va" like "shiver" but with a dropped r.
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I just want to make sure I'm understanding this right. You're saying Baja, like the Bahamas? and Mute, as in the button that makes things silent?
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This one is understandable though. I had no idea until I looked it up. I knew it couldn't be "wise", but beyond that...
Balrog used to be barrellog.
Shang Tsung was Shang toosung.
But this was when I was young and sometimes had trouble pronouncing things or reading in general. I'm now much better and pronounce it correctly when I know how.
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Bahamut is pronounced Bah - hah - mutt. Not baja mute
No it is Shang Sung. The T is silent. If anything, you only put a slight z intonation on the s.
Just get a win with him.
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It took the announcer of Smash Bros Melee for my friends to finally accept how to correctly say it.
Back when this came out I was going to www.deusex.com and my wife saw the address and was all, "What's Do Sex? Some kind of porn site?" *sigh*
One mispronunciation that's stuck with me to this day is Ninja Gaiden. It'll always be "Ninja Gay-den" to me. A childhood of hearing and saying it that way can't be changed.
Steam Support is the worst. Seriously, the worst
Also, Tidus from FFX. Everyone I know calls him Tie-dus, yet in Kingdom Hearts they pronounce it Tea-dus.
and Ico = Ee-co.
EDIT: Also, when the PS2 came out, I had a neighbor always calling it the P2, and arguing with me about the abbreviation. Like the letters PS2 weren't on the fucking side of the system.
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Only in American english is it pronounced that way. every other form of english it is pronounced correctly, derived from the french original as in meh-lay. Not may-lay or me-lee or any other bullshit.
adding "the" just makes me think of old people and giggle, it's not wrong but it sounds off to me. Especially in questions like "Do you have a the wii?"
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Apologize for nothing, dammit!
This always frustrated me with my guildmates in WoW. I always tried to subtly correct them, but it never ever worked.
Also, stuff like made up names, I don't really care about all that much as long as you don't pretend like half the word isn't there.
Well then SSBM got them half way there at least. Thank god its not 'me-lee' anymore.
Well nobody is going to say "Do you have a the Wii". People would ask "do you have the Wii?". Are you telling me there is something wrong with that?
Or "Do you like the Wii?". Should that be "Do you like Wii?" because that sounds stupid.
oohh! OOH! Is this the part where we argue whether or not "z" is "zee" or "zed"?!
or if we should give back the rubber we borrowed once we're done using it?
This was talked about in the FF thread not that long ago.
In the demo for X, Lulu calls him Tee-dus. His name is never spoken in X for some stupid reason. In KH1 its also Tee-dus, but in KH2, they changed it to Tidus. I think Dissidia says Tidus as well.
Its basically the new Aeris Aerith, only without the giant fanbase bitching. In other words, square is changing how they want it pronounce, and its their property to do so, so oh well.
Pokemon Safari - Sneasel, Pawniard, ????
It's not wrong no, but I have heard "a the wii" before.
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When I told my mom I was thinking about getting a Wii, she responded with "why? you don't like sports"
I blame the media.
On to other business:
Really? Is this correct? I have never heard it pronounced that way, or said it that way myself.
edit: Mario Party 1 announcer. Yoshi. pronounced as you would Frosh. what the fuck Yoshi, as in "yo dawg."
I blame Metallica for "The Call of Ktulu".
Steam Support is the worst. Seriously, the worst
No problem I think it just occurs in Georgia or something, I swear some old people use "the" like it's an adjective or something.
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Yep. Pretty much any Japanese game that has "i" in it is pronounced "ee".
Ico, Tidus, Tifa, Kimahri, and Rikku. I tried to get more that weren't FF characters, but I couldn't think of any other than Ico.
But it also depends on the structure of the word as well. It's not going to be Feenal Fantasy. So, it's really hard to tell which one it is.
Edit:
Thought of Yoshi!
I don't know why this is, but my assumption is just because it's the way they speak. If you look at all their names the "i" are pronounced "ee"
Kojima, Morita, Masashi, Toriyama, etc...
I'm pretty sure. I used to call it Eye-co and somewhere along the way I was corrected, don't remember where, but I remember believing that was how it's pronounced. I guess that's not credible though.
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Holy shit, how have I been so wrong for so long?
In retrospect the actual pronunciation makes so much more sense.
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Its called an "xbox 360". Its multiplayer service is "xbox live". Its an xbox.