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Well Orks have these things called "Killa Kans," you see. It's similar.

Wait... the Kanz part, or the Killa part?

Dikka Dikka? No, no, no...

BYE

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

Meh, its how I say it too. Same with the other people I know around here (Lormax and Scuddman most prominantly)

Korn
Ner-gul
Zeench
Slahn-ESH

al-EYE-tock
Sam-HANE (IIRC this is the actual pronunciation GW gave in a book; obviously nothing like the gaelic word it’s based off of)
ee-YAN-den
beel-TAN
ULLth-way

kat-a-kan
KI-mayr-uh
lazcannon
Skaven like craven.
teer-a-nids.
S-TAN
I pronounced Drow “dro” when I was a kid, but later found out it rhymes with cow.

stonefox wrote:Well Orks have these things called "Killa Kans," you see. It's similar.

A guy at a tourney was pronouncing kans as cons. Just how annoying is it to everyone when someone is saying one of these words "wrong"? I know that was bugging the crap outta me.

whitedragon wrote:

Nurglitch wrote:Don't you mean lazecannon as in 'lazer cannon'?

No, "LASER" cannon.

Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

Yeah, that would be lahscannon. As in 'laser cannon'!

/durkha durkha

Hey, I did admit that my "phonetics" rule for the pronunciation of Dakka Dakka was my own personal phonetics! Having done a bit more pondering on WHY I say "docka" (as I can't find an actual, logical reason) I think that it's easier for me to say, flows a bit better.

So it looks like I'm going to have to man up and change the way I say it.

What about...

LOLzkannon?

"I'z on ur kitchen table... blowin up ur modelz"

Iorek wrote:

So it looks like I'm going to have to man up and change the way I say it.

Not me. It has been "dahka dahka" for the last decade. I am not changing the way I say it, just because of a consensus.

Besides, it doesn't sound nearly as ludicrous as a lot of pronunciations I have heard in the past.

Dacka vs. Dahka = Toemayto vs. Toemahto to me.

Rbb wrote:

stonefox wrote:Well Orks have these things called "Killa Kans," you see. It's similar.

A guy at a tourney was pronouncing kans as cons. Just how annoying is it to everyone when someone is saying one of these words "wrong"? I know that was bugging the crap outta me.

Depends on the word. if it a reasonable mispronunciation based on a modicum of logical phonetics, then it doesnt grate me.

But when people pronounce "Wyches" as "Why-ches" and not simply "Witches" (really now, its just GW thinking they are clever by adding the letter "Y" to the word, there is no need to change how it is pronounced because of that "cleverness") it makes me want to go on a homicidal rampage.

RussWakelin wrote: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?

"fan-boys" guess that's an "other"

Blackheart666 wrote:

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

"fan-boys" guess that's an "other"

I believe the correct pronunciation of "făn-bois" is actually in fact "ˈWȯr-sē'ər"

Hellfury wrote:

Blackheart666 wrote:

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

"fan-boys" guess that's an "other"

I believe the correct pronunciation of "făn-bois" is actually in fact "ˈWȯr-sē'ər"

not really... Dakka + Warseer = pair of clown shoes.

Now with "Lez-cannons" you got me!

I'm always up for a bit of watching ...

What?

@Hellfury where/how did you get/make that avatar? That thing is cool.

If you really think Dakka is made up primarily of fanboys, I suggest you do a little further browsing of the website. Personally I think Dakka has some of the most realistic and honest criticism of GW and wargaming in general that you can find online. With a few exceptions, it is certainly pretty open-minded with those sorts of "controversial" topics, at least.

But hey, I'm not an fanboy, I just post here.

In DOW: Soulstorm, da orkz get da fighta-bomma, an da git watz shootin da gunz clearly says "Dakka Dakka Dakka" like in option one with the "a" like "cat".

I personally have two pronunciations of Dakka depending on the usage. Daka and Darker.

I prononce Khorne as Horn though with a rolled H like Juan.

Darker? My grandma says Warshington, is it like that?

Ozymandias, King of Kings

Teh_K42 wrote:In DOW: Soulstorm, da orkz get da fighta-bomma, an da git watz shootin da gunz clearly says "Dakka Dakka Dakka" like in option one with the "a" like "cat".

Garn!

Dakka Dakka Morka Waaagh!?

What about Abbadon?

Uh-BAD-un?
AB-uh-don?
Other?


Eric

Whatever Abby says is the correct way.

I think it's:

Ab-a-don

I say Ab-ad-on though.

BYE

Uh-ba-don.

Dunno if I'm right and I don't care.

Ozymandias, King of Kings

I come from the part of the UK where the chaps who wrote the game come from, and it is definitely, 100%, no argument about it, pronounced 'dakka as in 'hacker''. You may pronounce it as you wish, but anyone in Nottingham who says 'dakka as in 'docker' or 'hawker'' would be laughed out of the pub.

I say option 2: but then, I pahk my cah in the yahd as well.

stingray wrote:I come from the part of the UK where the chaps who wrote the game come from, and it is definitely, 100%, no argument about it, pronounced 'dakka as in 'hacker''. You may pronounce it as you wish, but anyone in Nottingham who says 'dakka as in 'docker' or 'hawker'' would be laughed out of the pub.

LIAR! Your little flag clearly states that you're made in the EU. Probably Brussels.

Not made in EU. Made in Birmingham (the original one, not in the colonies). And Jazz is most definitely for losers...

You can now close this thread as I have told you the answer to this question. Further discussion is unnecessary. Please turn your attention to other matters.

Potato, potahto. But if you say potahto I'll seriously have to gank you. One thing that gets me, is how you manage to get an "o" sound of "a" or "dock" out of "dak"
Or idear. Theres no "r" there. Its idea. But people seem to stick random letters or omit random letters or something.
It must be a favorite (or favourite, I understand this is correct spelling now) past time for people.