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Night Stalker · 03-04-2003, 12:12 AM

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]

Arledrian · 03-04-2003, 03:57 PM

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

Sythe · 03-04-2003, 03:59 PM

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?

RevRuby · 03-04-2003, 04:18 PM

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

Vedran · 03-04-2003, 04:45 PM

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!!")

Judas Maccabeus · 03-04-2003, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Drizzt (I think it sounds like Drizz as in drizzling rain and the word IT at the end)

Guenhwyvar (I have no idea)

Menzoberranzan (No idea either)

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.

/)eathKiller · 03-05-2003, 08:41 AM

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

Vedran · 03-05-2003, 05:03 PM

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

Or is it just a joke?

Bardan the Slayer · 03-05-2003, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vedran:
I pronounce "drow" as "draw". It sounds more natural than as in "drown".

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"

Night Stalker · 03-05-2003, 05:22 PM

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.

03-04-2003, 12:12 AM	#11
Night Stalker Lord Ao Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: Nevernever Land Age: 51 Posts: 2,002	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] __________________ [url]\"http://www.duryea.org/pinky/gurkin.wav\" target=\"_blank\">AYPWIP?</a> .... <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[1ponder]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/1ponder.gif\" /> <br />\"I think so Brain, but isn\'t a cucumber that small called a gherkin?\"<br /><br />Shut UP! Pinky!

03-04-2003, 03:57 PM	#12
Arledrian Egyptian Goddess of the Dead Join Date: July 12, 2001 Location: South Carolina Age: 41 Posts: 3,771	For me, 'drow' rhymes with 'cow,' and 'Drizzt' rhymes with 'blitzed' [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ Marvellous banter; I am bereft of ribs.

03-04-2003, 03:59 PM	#13
Sythe Ra Join Date: May 19, 2002 Location: The US of A Age: 36 Posts: 2,365	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? __________________ Slythe is back! Back again! Haha! <br /><br />[url]\"http://imageshack.us\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/9928/130blood4ts.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

03-04-2003, 04:18 PM	#14
RevRuby Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Limbo Age: 45 Posts: 1,720	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 __________________ peek-a-boo

03-04-2003, 04:45 PM	#15
Vedran Lord Soth Join Date: July 28, 2002 Location: Sisak, Croatia Age: 40 Posts: 1,930	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!!") __________________ Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, adhuc dulcius pro patria vivere. (It is sweet and glorius to die for one's homeland, even sweeter to live for it) Horatio

03-05-2003, 08:41 AM	#17
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 40 Posts: 6,043	ok you lost me [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"http://membres.lycos.fr/th8or/ZeroSigForIronworks.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> o.o;

03-05-2003, 05:03 PM	#18
Vedran Lord Soth Join Date: July 28, 2002 Location: Sisak, Croatia Age: 40 Posts: 1,930	Welsh? Which is Welsh? And what does it mean? Or is it just a joke? __________________ Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, adhuc dulcius pro patria vivere. (It is sweet and glorius to die for one's homeland, even sweeter to live for it) Horatio

03-05-2003, 05:22 PM	#20
Night Stalker Lord Ao Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: Nevernever Land Age: 51 Posts: 2,002	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. __________________ [url]\"http://www.duryea.org/pinky/gurkin.wav\" target=\"_blank\">AYPWIP?</a> .... <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[1ponder]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/1ponder.gif\" /> <br />\"I think so Brain, but isn\'t a cucumber that small called a gherkin?\"<br /><br />Shut UP! Pinky!

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