http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/7.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289365.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289365.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289367.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289367.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289369.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289369.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289370.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289370.page GMT http://theoi.com/Protogenos/Khaos.html]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289371.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289371.page GMT http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chaos]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289373.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289373.page GMT
Ozymandias, King of Kings]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289402.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289402.page GMT
They tend to pronounce most words in a funny way.

Speech impediment I think.


HFN]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289420.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289420.page GMT
Shy-mara.

Baskee-lisk.

Ten-zentch.

Ka-horn.

Nerjle.

Slay-neeesh.


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Nee-krons

Oürcses

- Salvage]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289445.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289445.page GMT
10 seconds on dictionary.com reveals the following:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chaos

There is no pronunciation cited by any of the references used by dictionary.com that use the "ch" sound rather than the "k" sound for the beginning of the word.

Chaos comes from the Greek word (I can't type Greek here) that translates to khaos: abyss, that which gapes wide open, is vast and empty.

At no point in recorded etymological history (and I checked with my history of the English language professor), has "chaos" or any of its root words been pronounced with the sibilant "ch" sound.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289450.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289450.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289465.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289465.page GMT
Ozymandias, King of Kings]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289493.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289493.page GMT

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Shy-mara.

Baskee-lisk.

Ten-zentch.

Ka-horn.

Nerjle.

Slay-neeesh.


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You forgot my favorite mispronounciations:

Knee-arch
Basimilisk
RendERing claws
Tay-lons (as in scything talons)
Knee-krons
Tear-ant (as in Hive Tyrant)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289634.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289634.page GMT
Next time, I recommend consulting a dictionary.

What kind of linguists are these kids? (This is a partially serious question.)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289638.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289638.page GMT
lol

GW killed my edgey-cation an made me thick!!!!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289744.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289744.page GMT
Most other Greek derived words are spelt with K, such as kinetic. I don't know why Chaos wasn't.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289793.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289793.page GMT
How about Shimmer-a?

Oh, and my friend pronounces genestealer with the "gene" like in the word "generation," despite knowing it's not like that. He is a Star Trek geek, though.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289800.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289800.page GMT aus.

A more important question is...why do people insist on saying tier-inid? They don't call the big queen a hive tier-ant]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289818.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289818.page GMT Maybe because it's pronounced "tier-anny"?

But I'm with you 100%, even if we may be alone in this big cold galaxy on this one

- Salvage]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289838.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289838.page GMT Tirannical
Tirannee]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289899.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/289899.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290132.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290132.page GMT id, but I suppse Tyrannosaurus-is makes a certain amount of sense, considering Tyranids used to look like dinosaurs. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290148.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290148.page GMT A more important question is...why do people insist on saying tier-inid? They don't call the big queen a hive tier-ant[/quote]

I believe the answer to that question is the same reason why we don't call wyches wai-ches. Saying tair-inid sounds awkward to most people.

On a side note. How do most of you guys pronounce lascannon or lasgun? Do you use a long a (lace-cannon) or short a (las-cannon). I think the second is correct and that's what I say because there is no vowel to make the a long but I hear people say lace-cannon all the time. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290262.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290262.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290308.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290308.page GMT
QFT]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290328.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290328.page GMT
Sorry. That's pronounced "sssh-ule". I had an 11 year old linguist correct me on this.



Ghidorah]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290375.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290375.page GMT
Most other Greek derived words are spelt with K, such as kinetic. I don't know why Chaos wasn't.[/quote]

Most likely because it came into to English indirectly via Latin. Latin makes extremely infrequent use of the letter 'K', so it was transcribed as a 'C'. (It's the same Ch as in 'Chemistry' if that helps).

[quote=PistolWraithCaine][quote=Beriothien]
A more important question is...why do people insist on saying tier-inid? They don't call the big queen a hive tier-ant[/quote]

I believe the answer to that question is the same reason why we don't call wyches wai-ches. Saying tair-inid sounds awkward to most people.

On a side note. How do most of you guys pronounce lascannon or lasgun? Do you use a long a (lace-cannon) or short a (las-cannon). I think the second is correct and that's what I say because there is no vowel to make the a long but I hear people say lace-cannon all the time. [/quote]

Lascannon/Lasgun is a short form for LASER Cannon / LASER Gun, so I'd have to go with the long 'A' being more correct - I always use the second. I supposed it would be most correct to break it out and say "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation cannon".]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290499.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290499.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290516.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290516.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290534.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290534.page GMT i even found a game called turrent attack or something like that...wtf??? lol]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290546.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290546.page GMT [/quote]
You know, they lead your vampire count armies. You may know them as Necarchs.

[quote=Beriothien]A more important question is...why do people insist on saying tier-inid? They don't call the big queen a hive tier-ant
[/quote]
Oh I've heard it.

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290625.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290625.page GMT tyr as tear?
tear-a-nids sounds better the tie-ra-nids to me... ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290627.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290627.page GMT or tear as in to to tear a piece of paper? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290660.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290660.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290686.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290686.page GMT RAW say?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290785.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/290785.page GMT
Druid mispronounced as droid]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/291926.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/291926.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/291929.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/291929.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/291934.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/291934.page GMT
lol

Bravo, Pariah, bravo.


(On a side note, this thread is an outstanding argument for learning IPA)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/291967.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/291967.page GMT IPA? India Pale Ale?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292314.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292314.page GMT IPA? India Pale Ale?[/quote]

I'm down.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292316.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292316.page GMT IPA? India Pale Ale?[/quote]

I'm down.[/quote]

Oops, sorry. I have no idea why I expected "IPA" to be comprehensible without saying what it stood for. Yeah, I'm dumb (or at least way too lazy).

IPA = International Phonetic Alphabet

Linguists use it to write things out, well, phonetically. In theory, it has sufficient symbols to represent every meaningful sound ("phoneme") in human speech, as well as many allophones of those phonemes (other sounds which don't change the meaning... e.g., "t[sup]h[/sup]" for the t-sound in "top" and "t" for the t-sound in "stop"... different, but doesn't change the meaning, at least not in English). If you include a sufficient level of detail, you can write with regional accents, which is just awesome. Okay, I'm getting sidetracked.

Basically, it lets you write everything phonetically while being totally clear to anyone else who knows how to read it, avoiding the hilarious hodgepodges of different phonetic spellings that invariably pop up otherwise. Of course, those are half the fun of these discussions, so maybe it's best left alone.


edit: Umm... pretend my superscript tags work on the forums, so [sup]h[/sup] is a superscript h.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292511.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292511.page GMT FLG have.

Tyre-anids
Inkisition
Daymon
Dread-nougats

Terrible.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292589.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292589.page GMT LOL.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292591.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292591.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292786.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292786.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292911.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292911.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292922.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292922.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292970.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/292970.page GMT IPA? India Pale Ale?[/quote]

I'm down.[/quote]

Oops, sorry. I have no idea why I expected "IPA" to be comprehensible without saying what it stood for. Yeah, I'm dumb (or at least way too lazy).

IPA = International Phonetic Alphabet

Linguists use it to write things out, well, phonetically. In theory, it has sufficient symbols to represent every meaningful sound ("phoneme") in human speech, as well as many allophones of those phonemes (other sounds which don't change the meaning... e.g., "t[sup]h[/sup]" for the t-sound in "top" and "t" for the t-sound in "stop"... different, but doesn't change the meaning, at least not in English). If you include a sufficient level of detail, you can write with regional accents, which is just awesome. Okay, I'm getting sidetracked.

Basically, it lets you write everything phonetically while being totally clear to anyone else who knows how to read it, avoiding the hilarious hodgepodges of different phonetic spellings that invariably pop up otherwise. Of course, those are half the fun of these discussions, so maybe it's best left alone.


edit: Umm... pretend my superscript tags work on the forums, so [sup]h[/sup] is a superscript h.[/quote]
I like ale better.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293029.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293029.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293038.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293038.page GMT
For the record, I say Daymons. Probably the Christian upbringing in me. I think the Greek word is pronounced Daymons, though...

Dreadnuggets, lol...

Ozymandias, King of Kings]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293107.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293107.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293142.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293142.page GMT GW say it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293322.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293322.page GMT
Shy-mara. DISAGREE. "Ky-mera." Again, it's a Greek word - the CH makes a K noise.

Baskee-lisk. DISAGREE. There's only one K in 'Basilisk.' Bas-UH-lisk.

Ten-zentch. DISAGREE. Tzar. Tzeentch. "Zeentch."

Ka-horn. DISAGREE. Where's the 'a' noise coming from, between the K and the H? Isn't it like "CORN?"

Nerjle. DISAGREE. NUR-gul. Based off pronunciation of ancient Babylonian [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nergal]god of death.[/url]

Slay-neeesh. NOT SURE. I say "Slah-nesh," because I like the 'aah' noise better than a hard 'a,' but that could be personal preference.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293331.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293331.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293409.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293409.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293413.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/211524/293413.page GMT