Prononci... Pronouns... Mouth-Words

Seil · 12-03-2011, 01:44 AM

Ellipses, bitches! ...Because NPF Thread Titles (TM) apparently can't do strikeout.

ANYWAY.

Pronounciatitionatory. Isms.

Jagos. Jagos, I know you're like... the dude what with the news outrage. But when I respond to you, I don't know if I'm responding to Jay-Gos or Yay-Gos or whatever. So you have to clear that up for me.

I've been hearing far, far too many people on TF2 nights being all like, "Yo, what's up Sale? What's going on, man?" It's not Sale. It's Seil. Like a seal. Pretend I clap and do tricks for dead fish.

...Actually, that's a better deal than my current, minimum wage job. I need to run away and join Marine Land.

Anyway, I know most of you. Like, Amake is presumable Ah-Make. Shiney is spelled wrong. Meister rhymes with Keister. McTahr is probably best said with a mouth full of whiskey and a bad Scottish accent. Shyria Whatsits doesn't matter 'cause he lives in a cave and sleeps on a pile of gold with exposed breasts and such. (HOBBIT REFERENCE)

People are going to totally clog this thread up with the way that their names are supposed to be pronounced, but they're names are probably like DFM or something, which translates easily to Def-mhh and one of those sounds in Hebrew that the human mouth is completely ill-prepared for.

Brian Regan!

Seil · 12-03-2011, 01:58 AM

Archbio · 12-03-2011, 02:01 AM

I pronounce Seil like Heil.

Which I pronounce all the time, obviously.

pochercoaster · 12-03-2011, 03:41 AM

I always thought it was pronounced seal, so I guess it's good to know I got it right?

Pocheros is supposed to sound like poe-share-ohs but I think most NPFers find it easier to mentally pronounce differently, or something.

Seil · 12-03-2011, 03:51 AM

Po-cher-os.

Not, like, Cher, 'cause that would be weird, but, like "chair."

Po-Chair-Oh-S.

Amake · 12-03-2011, 07:20 AM

Good guess, some people think it's Ama-keh.

Seil to me rhymes with veil. Pocheros rhymes with rancheros, spoken in unaccented Spanish. And as for DFM, I don't know what's so difficult about pronouncing a string of consonants. Take the DF part from "handface", throw in the FM part from "pointiffmachine" and remove the superfluous effs. Voila.

A Zarkin' Frood · 12-03-2011, 07:30 AM

You are supposed to pronounce InsaneGenius like it would be pronounced if read by a german who has never heard of the weird alien language they call english.

It's In-suh-neh* Geh*-nie-oos

People who pronounce it differently can go to hell.

*For the love of everything, can you at least try to not say "nay" and "gay"? It's not supposed to sound like broken french pronunciation, but German.

Amake · 12-03-2011, 07:39 AM

"A German who has never heard of the weird alien language they call English" immediately brought to mind Arnold Schwarzenegger, and I found if you use his voice it gets really easy.

Of course I pronounce it with an Australian accent. Croyzee Cleevah-meen.

A Zarkin' Frood · 12-03-2011, 07:42 AM

I will allow Australian accents.

Osterbaum · 12-03-2011, 08:11 AM

Some of you are propably pronouncing Osterbaum as a German word, but since the names origin for me isn't in the German language I usually pronounce it with a finnish accent which I have no idea how to type phonetically.

12-03-2011, 01:44 AM	#1
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	Prononci... Pronouns... Mouth-Words Ellipses, bitches! ...Because NPF Thread Titles (TM) apparently can't do strikeout. ANYWAY. Pronounciatitionatory. Isms. Jagos. Jagos, I know you're like... the dude what with the news outrage. But when I respond to you, I don't know if I'm responding to Jay-Gos or Yay-Gos or whatever. So you have to clear that up for me. I've been hearing far, far too many people on TF2 nights being all like, "Yo, what's up Sale? What's going on, man?" It's not Sale. It's Seil. Like a seal. Pretend I clap and do tricks for dead fish. ...Actually, that's a better deal than my current, minimum wage job. I need to run away and join Marine Land. Anyway, I know most of you. Like, Amake is presumable Ah-Make. Shiney is spelled wrong. Meister rhymes with Keister. McTahr is probably best said with a mouth full of whiskey and a bad Scottish accent. Shyria Whatsits doesn't matter 'cause he lives in a cave and sleeps on a pile of gold with exposed breasts and such. (HOBBIT REFERENCE) People are going to totally clog this thread up with the way that their names are supposed to be pronounced, but they're names are probably like DFM or something, which translates easily to Def-mhh and one of those sounds in Hebrew that the human mouth is completely ill-prepared for. Brian Regan! Last edited by Seil; 12-03-2011 at 01:47 AM.

12-03-2011, 01:58 AM	#2
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	MACKTAR Last edited by Seil; 12-03-2011 at 02:01 AM.

12-03-2011, 02:01 AM	#3
Archbio Data is Turned On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,980	I pronounce Seil like Heil. Which I pronounce all the time, obviously. __________________ 6201 Reasons to Support Electoral Reform.

12-03-2011, 07:20 AM	#6
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	Good guess, some people think it's Ama-keh. Seil to me rhymes with veil. Pocheros rhymes with rancheros, spoken in unaccented Spanish. And as for DFM, I don't know what's so difficult about pronouncing a string of consonants. Take the DF part from "handface", throw in the FM part from "pointiffmachine" and remove the superfluous effs. Voila. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed

12-03-2011, 07:30 AM	#7
A Zarkin' Frood formerly known as Prince. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Right here, with you >:) Posts: 2,396	You are supposed to pronounce InsaneGenius like it would be pronounced if read by a german who has never heard of the weird alien language they call english. It's In-suh-neh* Geh-nie-oos People who pronounce it differently can go to hell. For the love of everything, can you at least try to not say "nay" and "gay"? It's not supposed to sound like broken french pronunciation, but German. __________________ >:( C-:

12-03-2011, 03:41 AM	#4
pochercoaster rollerpocher tycoon Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,808	I always thought it was pronounced seal, so I guess it's good to know I got it right? Pocheros is supposed to sound like poe-share-ohs but I think most NPFers find it easier to mentally pronounce differently, or something.

12-03-2011, 03:51 AM	#5
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	Po-cher-os. Not, like, Cher, 'cause that would be weird, but, like "chair." Po-Chair-Oh-S.

12-03-2011, 07:39 AM	#8
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	"A German who has never heard of the weird alien language they call English" immediately brought to mind Arnold Schwarzenegger, and I found if you use his voice it gets really easy. Of course I pronounce it with an Australian accent. Croyzee Cleevah-meen. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed

12-03-2011, 07:42 AM	#9
A Zarkin' Frood formerly known as Prince. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Right here, with you >:) Posts: 2,396	I will allow Australian accents. __________________ >:( C-:

12-03-2011, 08:11 AM	#10
Osterbaum The revolution will be memed! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: FIN Posts: 5,967	Some of you are propably pronouncing Osterbaum as a German word, but since the names origin for me isn't in the German language I usually pronounce it with a finnish accent which I have no idea how to type phonetically. __________________ D is for Dirty Commie!