Ahh yes, the old drow vs drow debate. Kinda like the debate on whether Balrogs have wings .... There were many OpEds in Dragon Mag on this topic before TSR weighed in with the "official" pronounciation: drow - similar to ouch, exactly like the bow of a ship NOT like bow as in a Long Bow or crossbow.

I still prefer the latter [img]tongue.gif[/img]

For me, 'drow' rhymes with 'cow,' and 'Drizzt' rhymes with 'blitzed' [img]tongue.gif[/img]

oh so I guess I was right with some of the names ....... the main reason I have a hard time thinking a amazing unusual names is that I can't pronounce it. How many people do you see each day who cannot pronounce their own name right?

personally i thinkt hat if it is a word you read most frequently it is up to you how to pronounce it in your own head.

words like melee i pronounce maylay, but a friend says meelee, for gaia i say guy-uh, a friend say guy-A-uh. we dont; argue about what pronunciation is right because it doesn't matter

If you ask me, "ouch" could be pronounced either way. Tho I am not an expert, but an explanation should be more precise.
I pronounce "drow" as "draw". It sounds more natural than as in "drown".

I found Drizzt pronounced only three times in BG2. Then I quitted my search.
The "I could take Drizzt..." is the example of saying Drizzt incorrectly. He is DRIZZT (no i)!
Jan says Drizzt.
Mazzy says Drizzt (when talking to Edwin).

("MY MOTHER SAYS THAT DARK ELVES SHOULD BE HANGED UNLESS THEY'RE NAMED DRIZZT!!")

Perhaps I'm being nitpicky, but two of those words are in the Drow language and the other one is Welsh. None of them English. ;)

ok you lost me [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Welsh? Which is Welsh? And what does it mean?

Or is it just a joke?

Really? For me it's the other way around. What is your native language?

Anyway, the only time i've ever heard it said is in the BG games, and there it'sd pronounced "drown" - "n"

Gwuenhwyvar is the word that is very Welsh like. Welsh is spoken in the Dutchy of Wales (is it still a dutchy or considdered a full blown country like the other members of the UK?) and is one of the few surviving remnants of the Celtic language.