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Before voice acting - Or, how the heck do I pronounce that?!
- Thread starter Fou-Lu
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His name is Tie-dus, I don't care what anyone from SE says
Jailer of Hope
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It's not. lol
Spiritwalker
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Yup. I will never acknowledge Teedus.
Masked Devil
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SoraanTribal
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My boyfriend and I were just talking about this yesterday. We always said his name as Tie-dus and think Teedus sounds really dumb lol
aygomyownroad
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openrob
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I've never heard that pronunciation. I've only ever heard it the way it's in Bravely Second and on Wikipedia, but yeah, it's does not quite match what I had in mind when I first saw the name.
AgentLampshade
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This is more to do with the English dub of Pokemon, but a good long while "Coffee" was my favorite Pokemon.
Jaded Alyx
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Because it's not. Lmao
Well, wait until you read this.
The "s" is mute. His name is actually supposed to be pronounced "tee-da".
Pyrrhus
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In KH1, Wakka pronounces it Tee-dus, but in KH2, Selphie pronounces it Tie-dus. Even they can't decide.
Everyone knows Tide-us sounds better in English. They just can't decide whether to be pedantic or not.
PHOENIXZERO
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Rye-oo instead of Ree-oo, I still trip up and call him the former.
Along with sounding better, Tide-us makes more sense in English given the context.
Along with sounding better, Tide-us makes more sense in English given the context.
None of these things are true.
Ryu is one* syllable. It's pronounced like roo with a y sound slurred between the r and the oo. Shoryuken is 3* syllables. Show-ryu-ken. Ryu is pronounced the same in both cases.
*Technically ryu is two syllables, but the second is the extended u sound at the end and manifests in speech as an elongated oo sound. Sho in shoryuken is also technically "shou" but again manifests as an elongated oh sound.
Ragnarsson
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You're mostly right, except the "e" sound actually sounds like the first "e" in the word "clever". So, it's not "Pokaymon", but "Pokehmon", for example. The "ay" thing sounds a bit weird, to be honest, because you have the correct vowel sound in English.
As a Portuguese speaker and having had Japanese classes, I usually have no issue with name pronunciation. When in doubt, knowing katakana definitely helps.
Edit: Also, in many cases the "o" isn't supposed to be "oh" as in "oh my!", but more like the "oh" in "John".
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Growing up with a language that is syllabic-centric really helped in the end for me, especially for Japanese games.
Japanese pronounce Arceus and Lucina properly though. I wonder why they changed them.
Japanese pronounce Arceus and Lucina properly though. I wonder why they changed them.
Masked Devil
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I used to pronounce it "Cha-KO-bo" as a kid
I always say "Knee-eye" because that , although I think "Nay" is the more correct pronunciation. I mean, I really should know this considering its my favorite game of all time and her character is a favorite, too.
Mobius and pet octopus
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For a while I called kefka sorta like kefeekey.
Chocobo was Cocobo.
Chocobo was Cocobo.
This. I didn't realize I was saying it wrong until Kingdom Hearts came out.
Dandy Lyin
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When I was 13 I heard an adult man in a comic book shop say "chay-otic" instead of chaotic.
Aeternus Malum
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Marluxia is pronounced "Mar-loosh-uh" but I thought it was "Mar-lux-eeuh"
Thanks man! Spraggon isn't meant to have an accent, and I think "den" is just the English word. It refers to a cave that was the home of the Spraggon creatures.
As for Emain Macha, looking it up, Apparently it's pronounced something like "Evin Mah-ch-a".