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Small pronunciation question for Taluntain

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by The Grim Ripper, Jan 28, 2002.

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    [​IMG] How do you prounounce 'taluntain'? I know I keep saying it wrong when I'm talking about the boards to my friends, Because I daresay it is said 'TAL-un-TI-an'. Could you please type how to say it, Because I don't want to keep using your name wrong.
    Thanks in advance :).
     
    The Grim Ripper, Jan 28, 2002
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    Most of us pronounce it /er-buhn/, but some say /er-ban/.
     
    Shralp, Jan 28, 2002
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    Shralp: ROTFL!!!!!!

    According to the spelling:

    TALUNTAIN
    Tal-un-TAYNE
    As in the word Vain or Pain. The A in the -ain- is a long A

    I have heard others who wish to pronounce the -ain- as Tal-un-Tin

    [This message has been edited by Xenecor (edited January 28, 2002).]
     
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    Wait a minute Xen...
    Who said elven language is pronounced in English manner?
    I bet it is read like it would be if it was lattin.


    [EDIT]
    I also bet this is a nice start for a 1000 posts spamthread. :evil:

    [This message has been edited by Extremist (edited January 28, 2002).]
     
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    Ex: Who asked you?!?!?! :p

    Oh.. and Extremist.. it's LATIN :D.. so there.

    [This message has been edited by Xenecor (edited January 28, 2002).]
     
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    [​IMG] It's elven, pronounced Tal-un-ten.

    The u in "un" pronounced as ou in the word "you".

    [This message has been edited by Taluntain (edited January 28, 2002).]
     
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    [​IMG] Tal, it's not nice to kill a fun before it actually started ;) :p

    Grim, create another thread! But this time wait till Tal is not nearby so we have at least 12 hours to smash the boards... ;)
     
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    [​IMG] Thanks tal. You can remove this thread now if you wish :D.
     
    The Grim Ripper, Jan 28, 2002
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    [​IMG] That has to be a candidate for next years best post Xenecor. You actually explain to someone who writes in english how it would have sounded if it were english, and not an elven elven(elvish?) name. LOL :D. I would have said. "doh"

    Taluntain means "enlightened" by the way. second last block of text.
    http://www.rialian.com/elvsilvr.htm


    OK Grim ripper. Here is how to pronounce Elven language of Xaria, a branch of Tolkien's language. http://www.xaria.org/elflang.html#Pronunciation

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    Nobleman: That's not even what I was saying. I was telling him how I thought it was pronounced. The examples were to associate known pronounciations with the name. Nowhere in the post did I say "this is how you would pronounce it in english." Extremist was the one who mentioned that. Not me.




    [This message has been edited by Xenecor (edited January 29, 2002).]
     
    Xenecor, Jan 29, 2002
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    [​IMG] yeah, but he kinda speaks english already. oki doe, never mind :)
     
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    [​IMG] Can I ask you to tell me how you think my nick is pronounced? :)
     
    Mollusken, Jan 30, 2002
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    Mollusken: Can fellow countrymen participate in the guessing? :p
     
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    Mollusken ... I'd say

    Mole (as in blind ground dwelling critter)
    u (as the U in stupid...like me ;) )
    sken (as in KEN, Barbie's boy friend with an 's' first).

    I know I'm wrong .... but then again I think Sharlp is pronounced like "Sharp" and that xenecor is pronounced like "Listerine" :grin: ;)
     
    Mathetais, Jan 30, 2002
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    Mo-llusk-en

    Mo - like in Moe Szyslak from the Simpsons
    llusk - like in dusk, but then with a L instead of a D
    en - just like in run, but without the r
     
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    Sil-ver-blade

    Sil, like the old guy who used to be here Syl Moonbow

    ver - like at the end of Silver, as in Hi-Ho-Silver

    Blade - rhymes with spade and is used for slicing and dicing.

    :grin: me so smart :borg:
     
    Mathetais, Jan 30, 2002
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    Almost everybody can pronounce my name correctly. If can't you must be really bad in English.

    Me fail English? That's unpossible!
     
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    I always thought it was Ta-LOON(fitting, I might add)Tay-In....oh well

    Some others I've probably butchered:

    Arwen - Ar-Wench :grin:

    Mathetais - Math-uh-Taze

    Xenecor - Zeena-core

    Moeken - Mo-ee-ken "Like last of the Mohicans"

    Crawl - Stumble ;)

    Kitiara - silly-blond-chick! (Kit - ya know I love ya!)

    Tiamat - wondergirl

    Skedaddle - Skeee-daddle!

    Ragusa - Ruh-Goooooooooooooooooooosa!

    Avarahtar - Av(for short) Uh-var-rah-tahr

    Well - that's all I can think of.....Plus, I have to study more!
     
    Sir Belisarius, Jan 30, 2002
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    Listerine!! haha!! Yes. I give people that fresh and flaming feeling.
     
    Xenecor, Jan 30, 2002
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    Creudzfeldt-jakob - just like how you pronounce the disease. ;)
     
    creudzfeldt-jakob, Jan 30, 2002
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