I've seen many strange user-names on this board and often wonder how they're pronounced. If you have a username that has a non-obvious pronunciation, clarify it here. My username is obviously really bland for the purposes of this thread, but you get the idea.
And please don't respond with "I just spell my username out rather than pronounce it." That's a really boring / trivial answer, so, if you're going to say that, you might as well not reply to this thread.
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I'm going to maintain a list of people who have been requested to reply to this thread. If you are curious about how a particular username is pronounced, mention it in your post and I will try to add it to this list.
I pronounce mine: Jaals Påñeek but most people just say Gals Panic... or just gals. It's funny when people call me that in public because calling a dude "Gals" does come across as odd to strangers.
I pronounce mine: Jaals Påñeek but most people just say Gals Panic... or just gals. It's funny when people call me that in public because calling a dude "Gals" does come across as odd to strangers.
Good to know. I've always called you Gal-span-ic in my head.
...oh, alright. Sah-nah would be pretty close, I think. The 'e's are pronounced like the 'a' in 'lap'. Fairly easy (if not very obvious - most English speakers would pronounce it 'Sini' or 'Senn' or 'Sean' if not told otherwise). I won't get into trying to explain how to pronounce my real name, though.
I actually forget where I saw it first but I just started using it for things one day, I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean anything anywhere. I always though of it like FEE-thus for some reason. Admittedly I have no idea why, that's kind of a strange pronunciation.
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"Virtue, Jacques, is an excellent thing. Both good people and wicked people speak highly of it..."
Well, there's not much agreement on the correct pronunciation of Gaea. I've seen:
jee-uh
guy-uh
gay-uh
Since the original is greek, I like to think that the right pronunciation would be the most common to all modern languages, so I use the closest to one of the Spanish pronunciations (Gaia) which in English is something like guy-uh.
Teia is basically pronounced like Téa, not Tia as I've heard periodically.
Rabishu, well, I've been called "rabbitshoes" both on and off these forums, and that's just an extra T and S when you get down to it. For some reason, I've gotten people who insist it "should" be pronounced "rabeeshu."
Edit: Also just to dispel a myth: It's not actually Japanese (despite the anime avatar). It just looks at first glance like it is.
My original name: Grim Lavamancer Joe was very phonetic. Now I just go by 'Gee el Jay'.
and yes, my user title is 'is throwing a table'
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Even if the author is silenced, the performance is stopped, the story will not end.
Whether it's a comedy or a tragedy, if there is cheering, the story will continue on.
Just like the many lives.
For the us who are still in it and still in the journey, send warm blessings.
- We will continue to walk down this path until eternity.
...oh, alright. Sah-nah would be pretty close, I think. The 'e's are pronounced like the 'a' in 'lap'. Fairly easy (if not very obvious - most English speakers would pronounce it 'Sini' or 'Senn' or 'Sean' if not told otherwise). I won't get into trying to explain how to pronounce my real name, though.
You will forever be Seen in my heart.
Mine's simple. Box with a "fr" in front. It's not FrAWKZ.
About Frox: for nearly 10 years, Frox has been helping women look good and feel great in easy-fit, mix-and-match, and work-to-weekend with just a few pieces by helping them make the right choices when it comes to clothing and accessories.
To me "Sene" will always be... guess what, "Sene". With the e as in "zen" or "end".
BTW Frox, I love how whenever I see one of your posts and see your avatar, makes me think for a second that it's like a "reaction face" at the post above.
Gizlivadi btw, is pronounced (I think) as GizlivAdi, not "Jeezlivadi", the G is like in Game. "I" is pronounced like "ee". It's difficult to explain since English language tends to warp vowels in strange ways. "Inteligence", "light", etc.
I think I've learned to treat Magic cards like baseball cards: keep 'em in a binder in numerical order, don't play with 'em, try to finish the set and just keep my head down.
Well, there's not much agreement on the correct pronunciation of Gaea. I've seen:
jee-uh
guy-uh
gay-uh
Since the original is greek, I like to think that the right pronunciation would be the most common to all modern languages, so I use the closest to one of the Spanish pronunciations (Gaia) which in English is something like guy-uh.
Guy-ass Ree-gent
I've never heard jee-uh, and yea I'm pretty sure guy-uh is the best pronunciation.
Edit: Well several online dictionaries are saying jee-uh
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"Virtue, Jacques, is an excellent thing. Both good people and wicked people speak highly of it..."
Oh- (as in "Oh!") thi- (rhymes with "knee") to (as in rhymes with "row")
My name has a really convoluted backstory. I'm a big and somewhat hairy guy so my freshman year all of my Asian friends called me "kuma" which means "bear" in Japanese. It was a big joke because they called me a "bear" before I came out as gay to them, so when I came out it stuck even more, so much so that my Hispanic friends called me "Oso" ("bear" in Spanish) but with a lisp so it sounded like "Otho". Eventually they added the diminutive to make it cute, so now it's "othito".
That's sounds a hell of a lot more convoluted when I type it out....
And please don't respond with "I just spell my username out rather than pronounce it." That's a really boring / trivial answer, so, if you're going to say that, you might as well not reply to this thread.
EDIT:
I'm going to maintain a list of people who have been requested to reply to this thread. If you are curious about how a particular username is pronounced, mention it in your post and I will try to add it to this list.
LIST:
Bocephus
BRG Loam Control (Assault - Loam) BRG
W Mono White Control (Martyr - Proc) W
In english, "Trahnkwilo" with a russian R.
MTGS Retired Administrator
This is a sig. Yes it is.
Bocephus = Bow. See. Fuss.
WUBRGPauper Battle BoxWUBRG ... and why I am not a fan of Wayne Reynolds' Illustrations.
Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.
Individualities may form communities, but it is institutions alone that can create a nation.
Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success.
Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
Good to know. I've always called you Gal-span-ic in my head.
It should be obvious but Nis rhymes with kiss.
[card=Jace Beleren]Jace[/card] = Jace
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The first rule of Cursecatcher is, You do not talk about Cursecatcher.
...oh, alright. Sah-nah would be pretty close, I think. The 'e's are pronounced like the 'a' in 'lap'. Fairly easy (if not very obvious - most English speakers would pronounce it 'Sini' or 'Senn' or 'Sean' if not told otherwise). I won't get into trying to explain how to pronounce my real name, though.
Though that's most likely wrong.
I actually forget where I saw it first but I just started using it for things one day, I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean anything anywhere. I always though of it like FEE-thus for some reason. Admittedly I have no idea why, that's kind of a strange pronunciation.
fifty-one-fifty (Van Halen reference ;))
WBGJunk TokensGBW
Multiplayer:
WWWLuminarch StonebladeWWW
BBBMono-Black ControlBBB
GRGKessig PredatorsGRG
I don't know how to write it in that fancy-dancy pronunciation guide. I hated linguistics classes in university.
jee-uh
guy-uh
gay-uh
Since the original is greek, I like to think that the right pronunciation would be the most common to all modern languages, so I use the closest to one of the Spanish pronunciations (Gaia) which in English is something like guy-uh.
Guy-ass Ree-gent
My YouTube Channel
Nar
Ia
Rabishu, well, I've been called "rabbitshoes" both on and off these forums, and that's just an extra T and S when you get down to it. For some reason, I've gotten people who insist it "should" be pronounced "rabeeshu."
Edit: Also just to dispel a myth: It's not actually Japanese (despite the anime avatar). It just looks at first glance like it is.
and yes, my user title is 'is throwing a table'
Whether it's a comedy or a tragedy, if there is cheering, the story will continue on.
Just like the many lives.
For the us who are still in it and still in the journey, send warm blessings.
- We will continue to walk down this path until eternity.
Mine's simple. Box with a "fr" in front. It's not FrAWKZ.
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About Frox: for nearly 10 years, Frox has been helping women look good and feel great in easy-fit, mix-and-match, and work-to-weekend with just a few pieces by helping them make the right choices when it comes to clothing and accessories.
BTW Frox, I love how whenever I see one of your posts and see your avatar, makes me think for a second that it's like a "reaction face" at the post above.
Gizlivadi btw, is pronounced (I think) as GizlivAdi, not "Jeezlivadi", the G is like in Game. "I" is pronounced like "ee". It's difficult to explain since English language tends to warp vowels in strange ways. "Inteligence", "light", etc.
Edit: Well several online dictionaries are saying jee-uh
My name has a really convoluted backstory. I'm a big and somewhat hairy guy so my freshman year all of my Asian friends called me "kuma" which means "bear" in Japanese. It was a big joke because they called me a "bear" before I came out as gay to them, so when I came out it stuck even more, so much so that my Hispanic friends called me "Oso" ("bear" in Spanish) but with a lisp so it sounded like "Otho". Eventually they added the diminutive to make it cute, so now it's "othito".
That's sounds a hell of a lot more convoluted when I type it out....
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