I was just reading the Force Users thread and someone mentioned pronunciation... and it reminded me of a rather interesting thread I saw on TGC years ago. The question: how do you pronounce your character's name? It's not always clear from the spelling, and it's a good bet a lot of people have been getting it wrong without ever knowing it.

For example, how many people have been calling Ceel General Seal (out of ignorance, not as an insult)? It's pronounced Keel...

So. How do you pronounce your name?

FYI: Bhindi is pronounced as Bin-dee... not B-hin-dee...

Gan ner Rhi-soad

I remember that thread. Hyfe's entry was enlightening...although I forget what it actually was...

for me: "Chau" as in...well, chau...same way they say it in StarCraft, basically. And Ming should be pretty self-explanitory.


btw Demo, how do you pronounce Demothenes? I know it's a pretty normal, everyday name, but none of my friends speak Greek and I've only ever seen it written down in history texts.

Re.con: as in Reconnaissance

K.lain: kinda like "Legacy of Kain"

if that makes any sense. I never figured my character(s) names to be hard.

That helps... really... :P I've always pronounced it chow. Having never played StarCraft.

Demosthenes... dem-os-thene-s, or dem-ohs-thene-es. Either/or.

Kas Katta - Khas Ktah, Cause kTah Emphasized H in Kas, sharp transition from K to t with ahhh at the end
eg:

All my other SN's are pronounced phonetically.

You mean, closer to cause than kaz?

Day mun Hi ff

lol

Aw hawn kuh Raw shaw naw gaw kuh

Jew - Dish - E - Ush Crack - In

Ven - Cent Har-Kur

can't really think of any other characters that might need it.