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2011/01/19 19:52:33
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Infiltrating Broodlord
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Tee-ran-id?
Tie-ra-nid?
Mega-tor Mega-tee Mega-tie Mega-two ?
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2011/01/19 20:26:03
Subject: Re:Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Fixture of Dakka
Feasting on the souls of unworthy opponents
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I've always pronounced it tee-ran-id, but I think both are interchangeable for conversation.
Tomatoo, tomato.
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2011/01/19 20:28:40
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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[MOD]
Making Stuff
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Ti - ra - nid, for my money.
Tie - ra - nid is fairly common. Can't say I've ever heard anyone say say it with a Tee, but there you go.
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2011/01/19 20:29:58
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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Ti ra nid.
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2011/01/19 20:34:53
Subject: Re:Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Deathwing Terminator with Assault Cannon
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Tie-ran-id
I say it about like tyrant
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2011/01/19 20:36:01
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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How do you pronounce tyranny?
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2011/01/19 20:38:10
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Deathwing Terminator with Assault Cannon
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Kilkrazy wrote:How do you pronounce tyranny?
teer a nee
however I say tyrannical
Tie ran ic al
(word structure for tyranid is closer to tyrannical than tyranny)
EDIT: I have heard tyrrany pronounced tie ran nee
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2011/01/19 20:43:20
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Huge Hierodule
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I pronounce Tyranid as "awesome"
see also: "wrecks face"
Lol. Tier-ah-nid for realz.
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2011/01/19 20:52:14
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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Just to set everyone straight, here are the correct pronunciations.
Ti ra nid
Ti ra nee
Ti ran ical
Tie rant
Look them up in dictionary.
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2011/01/19 20:55:10
Subject: Re:Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Fixture of Dakka
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Uh, there was a bit in an old article discussing Tyranids and it said something along the lines of"Tyranids aren't bugs, that's just what Imperial Guardsmen call them. In fact dinosaurs were our main inspiration more than anything with our latest range (3rd edition)...blah blah blah...its pronounced like you would Tyranisaurous". So yeah, they were first enocunted officially on the world of Tyran (Tie-ran) so should be pronounced "Tie-ran-ids", at least according to the previous developers of the range. =P
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2011/01/19 20:58:58
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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Tyrannosauraus is pronounced ti ran o saw rus.
Look it up in a dictionary.
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2011/01/19 21:03:28
Subject: Re:Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Deathwing Terminator with Assault Cannon
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Lets just agree and call them nids(or zerg)
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2011/01/19 21:06:05
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Dakka Veteran
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I say we blame the english language its hard to know how to pronounce what you read when a book is read
Kilkrazy wrote:Tyrannosauraus is pronounced ti ran o saw rus.
Look it up in a dictionary.
EDIT: what i mean is i dont think anyones questioning how you pronounce tyrannosaurus
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2011/01/19 21:10:14
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Gargantuan Gargant
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What Kilkrazy, on all fronts.
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2011/01/19 21:13:10
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Fixture of Dakka
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Kilkrazy wrote:Tyrannosauraus is pronounced ti ran o saw rus.
Look it up in a dictionary.
Uh yeah, whatever, you get what I was meaning anyhow. Pointless nitpicking. ¬¬
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2011/01/19 21:14:41
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Kilkrazy has it correct.
Ti ra nids.
L. Wrex
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2011/01/19 21:16:26
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Dakka Veteran
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Lycaeus Wrex wrote:Kilkrazy has it correct.
Ti ra nids.
L. Wrex
but honestly its semantic argument
ti-ran- ids
tie-ran- id
its "ti" vs "tie", everyone gets the meaning the pronounciation is the same
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2011/01/19 21:19:16
Subject: Re:Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Fixture of Dakka
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Its either a soft I, which seems to be the norm with alien races in sci-fi, or a hard one, because that's just how we scots talk. =P
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2011/01/20 00:20:40
Subject: Re:Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Stormin' Stompa
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We need a poll for this.
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2011/01/20 00:26:39
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Fixture of Dakka
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Well a poll doesn't give a definitive answer (just opinion) if that is what the OP is looking for.
There was an almost identical thread to this not long ago where basically the majority said 'Teer-ran-id' and the slight minority (including myself) said 'Tie-ran-id'.
Ultimately though, no-one provided any proof and until someone does it's just opinion I guess...
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2011/01/20 01:10:54
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Ultramarine Master with Gauntlets of Macragge
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They pronounce them in DoW2 as "tee-ra-nid" and I've always pronounced it the same.
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2011/01/20 01:20:29
Subject: Re:Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Joined the Military for Authentic Experience
On an Express Elevator to Hell!!
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What the hell with the English language!!!!!!
I demand an FAQ, and until they can be bothered writing RAW in the dictionary I am going to pronounce it toey-rarrr-nudes in ALL of my games 
Damned Robin Cruddace
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2011/01/20 02:31:41
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Sneaky Striking Scorpion
Minneapolis
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Honestly it would help if you guys had accents as well.
I go with:
Tear'-uh-nid.
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2011/01/20 08:45:03
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Bounding Assault Marine
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How about just "Ty-ra-nid"? 
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2011/01/20 08:49:45
Subject: Re:Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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They are pronounced om-nom-nom 
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2011/01/20 08:55:32
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Long-Range Land Speeder Pilot
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Kilkrazy wrote:Just to set everyone straight, here are the correct pronunciations.
Ti ra nid
Ti ra nee
Ti ran ical
Tie rant
Look them up in dictionary.
Thats how I have always pronounced all those words my whole life lol. Except more of a "Tie ran ical" for me I don' like it when people pronounce Tzeench "TUH za nench" and I hear "Zeeeeench" a lot too. or they pronounce C'tan as the "see tan" its "Zench" like if you were saying "stench" but you replace the " ST" with a "Z" and lets see if I can make this translate good lol "kuh tan"
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2011/01/20 08:56:14
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Smokin' Skorcha Driver
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A friend once told me it was Tire a Nid, which was actually the instructions for what to do to them (run them over with a vehicle)
I have always pronounced it tier-an-id
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2011/01/20 08:58:00
Subject: Re:Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Mad Gyrocopter Pilot
Scotland
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Weird deja vu. Oh its this thread again!  . "Tie-Ra-Nid" every gaming circle I've played in over the years for me.
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2011/01/20 12:43:50
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Norn Queen
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Tear-a-nid for me. Must be the thick Irish brogue.
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2011/01/20 12:53:56
Subject: Pronouncing "Tyranid"
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Deathwing Terminator with Assault Cannon
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Ratius wrote:Tear-a-nid for me. Must be the thick Irish brogue.
nah thats how I say it, and I'm born and raised in the states
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