In retrospect the actual pronunciation makes so much more sense.
Ugh. That annoys me to, but not for this game. There's a card in Magic: The Gathering called Deus of Calamity and so many people call it Deuce. I have to correct them and explain to them that deus is latin for "god" or "diety".
Its called an "xbox 360". Its multiplayer service is "xbox live". Its an xbox.
Ok, so go to Gamestop and say you want Fallout 3 for the Xbox. They're going to question you because that game came out for the 360, not Xbox, and they will assume you have an Xbox and not a 360 and be reuctant to give you a game that they will assume you can't play.
It's like saying Playstation when you mean Playstation 2 or 3. I agree that it's an Xbox 360, but if you neglect to say the 360 portion, that's where you're making the mistake.
Its called an "xbox 360". Its multiplayer service is "xbox live". Its an xbox.
Ok, so go to Gamestop and say you want Fallout 3 for the Xbox. They're going to question you because that game came out for the 360, not Xbox, and they will assume you have an Xbox and not a 360 and be reuctant to give you a game that they will assume you can't play.
It's like saying Playstation when you mean Playstation 2 or 3. I agree that it's an Xbox 360, but if you neglect to say the 360 portion, that's where you're making the mistake.
I bought my copy of Fallout at Gamestop. I told them I wanted it for xbox. Because the guy at the counter was a normal person, he knew what I meant.
Just as a note, I use xbox, 360, and xbox 360 interchangeably.
Here, mispronunciations are far more common, as we were a bunch of French-speaking kids. Back when my English skills were very... basic, I didn't really notice the "He" in one of the dialogue boxes in Mega Man X and for the longest time believed Zero to be a girl.
When I was quite young someone told me that "Zelda" was a girl, so for the longest time I believed that Link was female.
That also references the mistake of thinking that Zelda is the name of Link.
Its called an "xbox 360". Its multiplayer service is "xbox live". Its an xbox.
Unless he's already mention one way or the other, I'm guess he works at a store, and is tired of converstations like the following:
"do you have (so-n-so) game for the Xbox?"
"you mean the 360, right?"
"no, Xbox."
"Well, they no longer make games for the Xbox, but that game is here for the 360."
"I don't want it for the "360," I want if for Xbox."
"They no longer make games for the Xbox, it is now the Xbox 360"
"Of course they make games for the Xbox! I just got (insert 360 game here) just last week!"
"I don't doubt you sir, but that game never came out for the Xbox, it is an Xbox 360 game."
"No, it's an Xbox game, and I have a..."
...you get the picture...
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And if you in fact want a Diet Coke and request a Coke and I get you a Coke and then you bitched because you wanted Diet, you are still in fact wrong
Arguing with you is rather surreal, so I'm going to stop now. Your deep vested interest in irrelevant matter of video game semantics is rather absurd.
I'm pretty sure I don't need to worry about new releases on the xbox 360 being confused for old xbox titles, or my friends being deeply confused when I talk about playing Fallout on xbox.
No, no one is going to think I'm talking about playing the 1997 release on my original xbox. Because there's a nice thing called common sense.
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Apparently as a kid I started reading Chocobo as Choboco, and it was years before I took a better look at the actual word. Kekfa was Kefta.
I believe I also pronounced Deus as Deuce for way too long :oops:
It annoys the hell out of me that GTA4 doesn't have a clue how to pronounce the Serbian ending -ic. You've got a Serbian main character? Get the fucking pronunciation right!
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"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
The Mystical Ninja series is absolutely terrible with names if you don't understand how japanese works. Even then it can still be a bit confusing. The characters Ebisumaru and Yae are annoying. I had to actually hear Yae pronounced because even when I knew how it should be said it still didn't sound right to me.
Don't even get started on town names. Go ahead little american kids, just try to pronounce Oedo or Tosa. They might get Tosa right but Oedo?
If I go into a video game store, looking for something new on the Nintendo, Playstation, or Xbox, I expect them to know that I mean the current gen system made by that company, or branded with that name in front of it's specific console name. If I'm talking about older consoles, I'll use a nice specific name/abbreviation to refer to that one.
But I still get confused, when I order a Coke and am asked "What kind?"
My WoW buddies at work have no idea how to pronounce anything- in WoW or outside.
I can't count the times we'd be off to Searing George, or meeting up in Shatarra, or in Blasting Lands. And none of them could wait for the last expansion, where we'd be heading to Northern and facing The Lynch King.
/facepalm.
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RentI'm always rightFuckin' deal with itRegistered Userregular
And if you in fact want a Diet Coke and request a Coke and I get you a Coke and then you bitched because you wanted Diet, you are still in fact wrong
Arguing with you is rather surreal, so I'm going to stop now. Your deep vested interest in irrelevant matter of video game semantics is rather absurd.
I'm pretty sure I don't need to worry about new releases on the xbox 360 being confused for old xbox titles, or my friends being deeply confused when I talk about playing Fallout on xbox.
No, no one is going to think I'm talking about playing the 1997 release on my original xbox. Because there's a nice thing called common sense.
Dude, working retail made me realize one thing: people have no fucking common sense, and assume you are the dumbass, and treat you worse than an indentured servant if they're asked for clarification even the tiniest bit
Thank god I no longer work there
Thank fucking god
WoW has that issue a lot. I hated how everyone in my guild said "Achimonde" over vent, as they said it like "Archi (as in Archer)" when it's more like the Scholomance thing and the ch should be as it is in the word School. It was more irritating because I'm pretty sure his name is spoken in game a number of times. At least it is in Warcraft 3.
Really? Is this correct? I have never heard it pronounced that way, or said it that way myself.
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...
Though if you were to pronounce Bison as Bee-sahn or Bee-sone, you'd definitely be off. It's pronounced the same as the animal, and rhymes with (Mike) Tyson.
And no one says Aerisu or Croud, so how do you know when to follow Japanese phonics and when not to?
Speaking of Street Fighter:
Ree-yoo vs Rye-yoo vs Roo
Though if you were to pronounce Bison as Bee-sahn, you'd definitely be off. It's pronounced the same as the animal, and rhymes with (Mike) Tyson.
And no one says Aerisu or Croud, so how do you know when to follow Japanese phonics and when not to?
Speaking of Street Fighter:
Ree-yoo vs Rye-yoo vs Roo
Hah-doo-ken vs Hah-doe-ken
Ryu is just... Ryu. There is no separation. It's Ree-yoo but there's no pause. Hadouken is the second one but hold on the "doe" part. The "dou" in Hadouken is a long vowel.
Its called an "xbox 360". Its multiplayer service is "xbox live". Its an xbox.
Ok, so go to Gamestop and say you want Fallout 3 for the Xbox. They're going to question you because that game came out for the 360, not Xbox, and they will assume you have an Xbox and not a 360 and be reuctant to give you a game that they will assume you can't play.
It's all about context. If I was to go into a Gamestop and say I want Fallout 3 for the XBox, the sales clerk isn't going to question me, because I look like a gamer and I'm asking for a game that is designed for gamers. He's going to assume that I'm using a common abbreviation for XBox 360 and give me my game without question. Now, on the other hand, if I was a 40 year old woman and read the game request off of a piece of paper saying that it was for my son, the clerk might very well question me on what system I own.
For the record, I use both XBox & 360 as abbreviations for the XBox 360.
Oh and Lumines, I pronounce Lu-mi (Japanese sounds) + nes. My wife is sure I pronounce it wrong.
The pronunciation of Pokemon bugs me, but as my wife is fond of telling me, it makes little sense to get mad at American children for not using the original Japanese pronunciation.
I'd chalk up the perpetuation of the mispronunciation of Pokemon to the fact that it's a pain in the ass to get an 'e' with an accent over it. It arguably takes more time than it's worth.
I'd chalk up the perpetuation of the mispronunciation of Pokemon to the fact that it's a pain in the ass to get an 'e' with an accent over it. It arguably takes more time than it's worth.
Most people don't bother to learn the unicode combinations for alternate characters, the character map is terrible, and the keyboard I'm typing this on doesn't have any accented characters.
Among my circle of friends, we pretty much just say pogeymans now.
The correct pronunciation of Pokemon is in the theme song of the TV show, though.
Right?
Shouldn't we all know it by now?
Yup. If anything the problem should be in the "mon" part, which the cartoon pronounces "mahn" and makes it sound like Bob Marley discussing Hawaiian food.
Also, in Chrono Trigger is Marle pronounced like the producer Marley Marl, or like the producer Marley Marl?
Most people don't bother to learn the unicode combinations for alternate characters, the character map is terrible, and the keyboard I'm typing this on doesn't have any accented characters.
Among my circle of friends, we pretty much just say pogeymans now.
I tend to forget that there's keyboards out there without keys such as ´, `, ¨ and ^. Technically those are all contained on two keys, but you know what I mean.
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Ugh. That annoys me to, but not for this game. There's a card in Magic: The Gathering called Deus of Calamity and so many people call it Deuce. I have to correct them and explain to them that deus is latin for "god" or "diety".
Ok, so go to Gamestop and say you want Fallout 3 for the Xbox. They're going to question you because that game came out for the 360, not Xbox, and they will assume you have an Xbox and not a 360 and be reuctant to give you a game that they will assume you can't play.
It's like saying Playstation when you mean Playstation 2 or 3. I agree that it's an Xbox 360, but if you neglect to say the 360 portion, that's where you're making the mistake.
day-us.
I used to have a running list of all the shit that bothered me, but I can't remember any of it any more.
I also think we could get an entire thread going over the pronunciations of Pokemon themselves, so there's always that.
the one that sticks out in my mind the most is Gyarados. Children the world over fighting with their garados.
I bought my copy of Fallout at Gamestop. I told them I wanted it for xbox. Because the guy at the counter was a normal person, he knew what I meant.
Just as a note, I use xbox, 360, and xbox 360 interchangeably.
When I was quite young someone told me that "Zelda" was a girl, so for the longest time I believed that Link was female.
That also references the mistake of thinking that Zelda is the name of Link.
People who call Sprites, or any soda, a Coke, are irritating as well
Buh buh buh most sodas are made by Coca-Cola company
Still wrong
Try again
One of the characters is basically a stereotypically gay Link.
well someone in my class does this huge guffaw and says "IT'S A GAY ZELDA!"
Smacked my head on the desk.
That comparison is completely irrelevant.
What you are in fact arguing is that Diet Coke is not Coke because its technically a different drink, even though it has "Coke" in the name.
Unless he's already mention one way or the other, I'm guess he works at a store, and is tired of converstations like the following:
"do you have (so-n-so) game for the Xbox?"
"you mean the 360, right?"
"no, Xbox."
"Well, they no longer make games for the Xbox, but that game is here for the 360."
"I don't want it for the "360," I want if for Xbox."
"They no longer make games for the Xbox, it is now the Xbox 360"
"Of course they make games for the Xbox! I just got (insert 360 game here) just last week!"
"I don't doubt you sir, but that game never came out for the Xbox, it is an Xbox 360 game."
"No, it's an Xbox game, and I have a..."
...you get the picture...
"Metroid is a girl?"
Arguing with you is rather surreal, so I'm going to stop now. Your deep vested interest in irrelevant matter of video game semantics is rather absurd.
I'm pretty sure I don't need to worry about new releases on the xbox 360 being confused for old xbox titles, or my friends being deeply confused when I talk about playing Fallout on xbox.
No, no one is going to think I'm talking about playing the 1997 release on my original xbox. Because there's a nice thing called common sense.
I believe I also pronounced Deus as Deuce for way too long :oops:
"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
Don't even get started on town names. Go ahead little american kids, just try to pronounce Oedo or Tosa. They might get Tosa right but Oedo?
But I still get confused, when I order a Coke and am asked "What kind?"
I can't count the times we'd be off to Searing George, or meeting up in Shatarra, or in Blasting Lands. And none of them could wait for the last expansion, where we'd be heading to Northern and facing The Lynch King.
/facepalm.
Thank god I no longer work there
Thank fucking god
Though if you were to pronounce Bison as Bee-sahn or Bee-sone, you'd definitely be off. It's pronounced the same as the animal, and rhymes with (Mike) Tyson.
And no one says Aerisu or Croud, so how do you know when to follow Japanese phonics and when not to?
Speaking of Street Fighter:
Ree-yoo vs Rye-yoo vs Roo
Hah-doo-ken vs Hah-doe-ken
I'd say mee-tee-os and loo-mee-nes.
I say mee-tee-os and loo-meens
Loo-mee-nes just sounds fucking wrong, to me
Ryu is just... Ryu. There is no separation. It's Ree-yoo but there's no pause. Hadouken is the second one but hold on the "doe" part. The "dou" in Hadouken is a long vowel.
I'm just going with what Wikipedia tells me is official.
Mee-tee-os
Loo-min-ess
Take the first part of the word "lumen" and tack on "Ness" as in Earthbound. That's always sounded the best to me.
I say it loo-min-ess. Sort of like luminous but ess on the end instead.
^ Pretty much that.
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It's all about context. If I was to go into a Gamestop and say I want Fallout 3 for the XBox, the sales clerk isn't going to question me, because I look like a gamer and I'm asking for a game that is designed for gamers. He's going to assume that I'm using a common abbreviation for XBox 360 and give me my game without question. Now, on the other hand, if I was a 40 year old woman and read the game request off of a piece of paper saying that it was for my son, the clerk might very well question me on what system I own.
For the record, I use both XBox & 360 as abbreviations for the XBox 360.
Oh and Lumines, I pronounce Lu-mi (Japanese sounds) + nes. My wife is sure I pronounce it wrong.
The pronunciation of Pokemon bugs me, but as my wife is fond of telling me, it makes little sense to get mad at American children for not using the original Japanese pronunciation.
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Takes time to make an é? I do not understand.
Right?
Shouldn't we all know it by now?
Among my circle of friends, we pretty much just say pogeymans now.
Yup. If anything the problem should be in the "mon" part, which the cartoon pronounces "mahn" and makes it sound like Bob Marley discussing Hawaiian food.
Also, in Chrono Trigger is Marle pronounced like the producer Marley Marl, or like the producer Marley Marl?
loo-min-ess. I see. Like luminescent. That makes more sense.
I tend to forget that there's keyboards out there without keys such as ´, `, ¨ and ^. Technically those are all contained on two keys, but you know what I mean.