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I've always pronounced the "ee" like in "tea", but I've heard it be said like in "bench". What do you all prefer?

Tuh-zeen-tch. Deadshot don't do silent letters in made up words.

I pronounce it as "Zeentch".

I've always said

T - seen - tch

The T pronounced like a T

The seen pronounced with a z/s sound.

Tch pronounced like the end of itch.

I pronounce it "birdman". I don't say words that physically hurt.

Why in the world would there be a short e sound in that word? EE is always a long sound.


Beech. Screech. See. Tee. Heel.

If there's an example of a word that has "ee" and isn't prounced with the long E, it's the extreme exception.

Zeench

To be fair, this is the same company who said that "Lasgun" is pronounced "Laysgun" even though there's no reason to phonetically speaking. And the word "Height" is pronounced different from eight, neighbor and Sleigh despite being spelled the same so there is precedence for unusual pronunciation.

I misclicked because I'm tired. I say it the first way, but clicked the second one. My bad.

I pronounce the first part with a hard 'z' sound. (Like the Tz in Tzimisce. Too many years playing V:tM ) I pronounce the middle to rhyme with 'green.'

On a similar note what about tyranids?
Pretty sure most people pronounce it "ti-ra-nids"
However seeing as the word is direved from the planet "Tyran", I pronounce it "tie-ra-nids"
Off topic but anyway

I've always pronounced it with a silent T, but one that accents the Z into a hard "tsstzz" against the teeth, like 'Tzatziki sauce' or "Tzar"

Tsstzeench.

 MephistonLoD wrote:
Zeench

Exactly like this

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
Why in the world would there be a short e sound in that word? EE is always a long sound.


Beech. Screech. See. Tee. Heel.

If there's an example of a word that has "ee" and isn't prounced with the long E, it's the extreme exception.

If you've played Dark Crusade, you may have noticed that when assaulting the chaos stronghold, the narrator pronounces it like "bench" in the snippet of lore before the fight. That's the main place I've heard it as such, and wondered if it was said that way in other places. I agree with your logic, personally.

Brother Payne wrote:
On a similar note what about tyranids?
Pretty sure most people pronounce it "ti-ra-nids"
However seeing as the word is direved from the planet "Tyran", I pronounce it "tie-ra-nids"
Off topic but anyway

Rolls of the tongue easier I presume. Maybe because of the way English tends to not stress he first syllable in words?

 paqman wrote:

 MephistonLoD wrote:
Zeench

Exactly like this

Ditto.

And Tea-ruh-nids.

Ze inch as in pinch.

Oddly enough I do both. When I'm talking about the deity itself it say 'Zeench' but when talking about his minions they are 'demons of Tzentch'. I have no idea why this is.

"ZEE" and "TCH" like tea"ch"er, I dont use the n,

I pronounce it /'ziːnt͡ʃ/, that is more or less "zeench".

 TheCustomLime wrote:
I pronounce it as "Zeentch".

I try to mix "zeentch" with the sound of the word "change".

BladeSwinga wrote:

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
Why in the world would there be a short e sound in that word? EE is always a long sound.


Beech. Screech. See. Tee. Heel.

If there's an example of a word that has "ee" and isn't prounced with the long E, it's the extreme exception.

If you've played Dark Crusade, you may have noticed that when assaulting the chaos stronghold, the narrator pronounces it like "bench" in the snippet of lore before the fight. That's the main place I've heard it as such, and wondered if it was said that way in other places. I agree with your logic, personally.

It is important to note that, as a general rule, people from the UK don't know how to properly speak English.

The reason why media companies use West Coast USA talent for voiceovers since California is pretty much one of the only places where the majority of natives speak unaccented English, lol.

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
It is important to note that, as a general rule, people from the UK don't know how to properly speak English.

I find this statement amusing. I'll assume it's tongue-in-cheek, though.

 SarisKhan wrote:

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
It is important to note that, as a general rule, people from the UK don't know how to properly speak English.

I find this statement amusing. I'll assume it's tongue-in-cheek, though.

Only kinda.

Technically the modern language is American English (really just American) as more than 90% of the new additions to the lexicon are American in origin, and their correct pronunciations are American. That, and the majority of new words in other languages are American, lol.

The Brits had a good run though. They'll always have Shakespeare.

"Zeentch"

"Tear-a-nids" (or "Bugs", "Nids")

Corn

etc.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
I pronounce it as "Zeentch".

^Only way I have ever heard it.

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
The Brits had a good run though. They'll always have Shakespeare.

Wow man. Don't press the Lost Empire button too hard!

Hail Bench, Lord of Change.

Actually both. Sometimes I pronounce it like a bench and the other time like tea. Though I must say, sipping tea on the bench as a plan unfolds seems quite exhilarating.

I say "Ziiinch" with a good bit of spittle.


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 Veteran Sergeant wrote:

 SarisKhan wrote:

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
It is important to note that, as a general rule, people from the UK don't know how to properly speak English.

I find this statement amusing. I'll assume it's tongue-in-cheek, though.

Only kinda.

Technically the modern language is American English (really just American) as more than 90% of the new additions to the lexicon are American in origin, and their correct pronunciations are American. That, and the majority of new words in other languages are American, lol.

The Brits had a good run though. They'll always have Shakespeare.

You really enjoy saying this kind of stuff don't you Veteran Sergeant?