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So this was posted as a comment over on The D6 Generation website:

I know your guy created Dakka Dakka but doesn't the way he says it bother you? Sorry it just grinds on my like people who say Layscannon.
Posted by Paul, Mar 25, 2008 - 7:16 pm

So I just had to ask... how do you pronounce Dakka?

option 1

For the record: I pronounce it Option 1, and I pronounce lascannon: "lazcannon"

1 all the way, though I've known a couple freaks who go with 2.

And it's las-cannon from me, no 'z' as in laser

- Salvage

option 1 and layscannon.

option 1 for me. and laz cannon.

Darrian

dah-kah

las-cannon

Boss_Salvage wrote:1 all the way, though I've known a couple freaks who go with 2.

And it's las-cannon from me, no 'z' as in laser

- Salvage

No "z?"

So, you say it like "Lass" cannon?
As in a cannon that shoots lasses?
That would explain why S.O.B's don't use 'em.

"Allright, repentia. We're out of ammo. Who wants to redeem her eternal soul by being shot from the barrel of this lasscannon?"

I'm with option 1... My group & I say "Laz"cannon (the "a" sounding the same as the 1st "a" in "Dakka").

Eric

Hmm ... maybe I do mean laz-cannon, but not a hard 'a' like in "lays-cannon." I just don't over-emphasize the z, and the soft a smooths it over further. As in, LAZZer it isn't.

- Salvage

Option 1 and lazcannon.

See now I thought it was supposed to be Lays-cannon (as in Lays-er). I never pronounced it that way, it was Lazcannon for me.

Oh and option one. Though sometimes I find myself saying Dock-a.

If you want to see people really screw up, ask them how to pronounce the Chaos gods.

Ozymandias, King of Kings

Ozymandias wrote:If you want to see people really screw up, ask them how to pronounce the Chaos gods.

Here's mine:

Corn.
Nergle.
Slain-ish.
Zneech (or Tizz when I care less).

- Salvage

I always thought it was

duh-kuh

- G

I no knuw huw to build a lazcannun.
ask Da mek..

Boss_Salvage wrote:

Ozymandias wrote:If you want to see people really screw up, ask them how to pronounce the Chaos gods.

Here's mine:

Corn.
Nergle.
Slain-ish.
Zneech (or Tizz when I care less).

- Salvage

I'm the same on all but the last.
I say Zeench.

I used to say Slah-nish, until I read one of the novels (either an Eisenhorn or Cain novel, I don't recall), where it spelled out how all of the custists they'd encountered were calling out to a god "Slay-nish." It spelled it the same as they were pronouncing it.

Any D&D players here? Pronounce Drow.

Eric

MagickalMemories wrote:
Any D&D players here? Pronounce Drow.

Eric

Good example I met drohw, druw and drew so far. You should here how some germans pronounce Lich .

As or for dakka I go with duh-ku (like cut). Or duggu cause in the part of germany I live people speak k like g, p like b, and t like d.

Boss_Salvage wrote:

Ozymandias wrote:If you want to see people really screw up, ask them how to pronounce the Chaos gods.

Here's mine:

Corn.
Nergle.
Slain-ish.
Zneech (or Tizz when I care less).

- Salvage

From a GW representative at GD LA 2003:

K-orn (emphasis on the "K")
Nurr-gull
Slann-esh (Long "a" sound, like if you held the "a" in ban)
Zeench ("ch" like "Cheers")

Also, C'tan is K'tan not See'tan.

He was responding to a 12 year old who completely butchered Tzeentch.

Ozymandias, King of Kings

Boss_Salvage wrote:

Ozymandias wrote:If you want to see people really screw up, ask them how to pronounce the Chaos gods.

Here's mine:

Corn.
Nergle.
Slain-ish.
Zneech (or Tizz when I care less).

- Salvage

korn (yay korn rox)
nUrgul
Slaanesh
tzeenesh

I've been saying it Dock-a Dock-a all this time. You guys suck.

The ChapterMaster, who first introduced me to this site in 2001, pronounced it "Docka", and thus have I followed his example. I think I in turn passed it on to syr8766.

The 40K mispronunciation that used to drive me nuts was a buddy who 1) was an Outrider and 2) actually owned the army in question- he talked about his "Altioc" Eldar.

Option 1 and I support las-cannon, pronounced like laser cannon (since thats what it is) without the "er".

On a side note never had an issue with the chaos gods and I pronounce Drow, drow where the "ow" == what you say when you get hurt ("Ow!").

I just can't believe after being involved with Dakka for so long the 'how to pronounce' issue ever came up.

Dakka, of course, comes from the old 40k drawings of weapons firing with "Dakka Dakka" bursts written next to them.

I say Dakka because it does kinda sound like gun fire. While docka docka kinda sounds to me like someone is performing Irish step dance.

RussWakelin wrote:docka docka kinda sounds to me like someone is performing Irish step dance.

Now I know why I pronounce it that way...

My takes on the pronunciation:

Layz-cannon
Dacka
Zeench
S'tan

Lulzcannon?

Umm... yes. On topic.

Option 1.
Lazcannon.
Nergle
Corn
Zeentch (or Teesch-nick when I was 10)
Slahn-esh (like the WFB race Slaan)
K'Tan
Kata-chan (as opposed to Kata'kan as some people I know pronounce it)

And the next person who says 'Libarian' or 'Turrent' dies...

BYE

I pronounce all that junk according to standard American English phonetic rules, so:

docka docka
LAZ-kannon
tseench
slah-NESH

Of course, I can't find any examples offhand that relate to "dakka dakka", so this may just be my phonetic rules kicking in.

What phonics rule says to pronounce an A like an O? Dakka like back. Got a friend named Dakota that we call Dak. Never heard anybody call him Dok. Then again, I'm from Mississippi. We're more known for butchering the English language than for correcting others on their grammar.

What phonics rule says to pronounce an A like an O?

Say "awe." It's the same value as "dock."

stonefox wrote:

What phonics rule says to pronounce an A like an O?

Say "awe." It's the same value as "dock."

True, but that's the 'a' followed by a 'w', similar to 'tawdry' or 'dawdle'.



I think the real problem is that 'dak' is actually a word, and that word is pronounced 'dawk' or 'dahk'.



But I agree whole-heartedly with Russ: It's 'DACKA DACKA' because its supposed to be machine gun fire and that sounds a whole lot closer to the stereotypical machine gun fire sound than 'docka docka'.


Plus, if the guys who've owned the site both agree, then it must be right! (. . .runs off to check how Legoburner pronounces it. . .)

Come on Legoburner, don't let us down.