Originally Posted by Baradin
Hahah I do NOT have an accent. YOU have the accent she-oy
I bet she doesn't. It's ya'll that talk funny.
Hahah I do NOT have an accent. YOU have the accent she-oy
I bet she doesn't
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key-yooth-burtNo Matt... that would be, KHAAAAAAAAAN!! /Kirk
I'm pretty certain in WaG that King writes about Sheemie loving Cuthbert's name and (over) pronouncing it over and over, Kuh-youth-bert. Or close, I don't have WaG here.
When I was reading the books I was pronouncing...CUTHbert.
Like cut with a "th" on the end
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matt, that seems to be the way most people say it.
also...does everyone pronounce alain the french way, or do you say a-lane?
(incidentally: i used to have copies of the paperbacks where he was originally allen, then alan, then finally alain...but i've noticed that all of the recent editions have him as alain all the way through. i kinda thought his name change was a sign of the world moving on. random and off topic. sorry.)
also, how does one pronounce cöos?
I do coos with the oooo sound between. Just like it looks. Boos with a c
Alain I have always done as Elaine with an A and no e
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I always pronounced it as if it was German: ö as normal German o with an Umlaut, and the rest as it looks.
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i pronounce coos like boos too.
alain's name change tripped me out. i never noticed that it changed from allen to alan, i guess those are close enough to the same thing, but that i getting stuck in there made me go back and make sure i was still reading about the same person. i always just went pronounced it like allen anyway till i heard the audiobooks, now i say it like "a land" without the d at the end.
I always pronounced it as if it was German: ö as normal German o with an Umlaut, and the rest as it looks.
I pronounce Alain's name as UH-LANE.
How is this pronounced?I always pronounced it as if it was German: ö as normal German o with an Umlaut, and the rest as it looks.
I know zero German.
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Yes, I wish there had been a pronunciation guide in each book as I probably have many of them wrong. As I speak French, I naturally hear Alain as Ruki said ("a land" without the final d), and Deschain as day-SHAN.
Coos - I took the accent to indicate that the two o's are pronounced separately. "Co" as in coat, and "os" as in moss.
like the sound in Möbius (Möbius strip); if it doesn't help, there's a similar (although not the same) sound in French, as in deux; cöos, then, would begin almost like coeur.How is this pronounced?I always pronounced it as if it was German: ö as normal German o with an Umlaut, and the rest as it looks.
I know zero German.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i was just going to say...it has kind of an "r" sound, but it's faint.
it's a little hard to explain.
sorry, erin.
That's ok, I actually get it now, I asked my 14 year old cousin who's currently taking German in school to pronounce it correctly for me.
I am Daenerys Stormborn and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood.
only don't forget you only know how to pronounce German ö, while cöos may have nothing to do with that at all.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I do.You haven't talked a Hungarian speaking English yet I guess.. so..
once when I was talking with Brice on the phone I told him 'avatar' (I don't remember why) and I had to explain it what I meant because he couldn't understand what I was saying.
Do you remember, Brice?
I have a Hungarian/Romanian friend who lives here in the US, she has the sweetest accent I've ever heard. I bet your accent is beautiful, Letti.You haven't talked a Hungarian speaking English yet I guess.. so..
once when I was talking with Brice on the phone I told him 'avatar' (I don't remember why) and I had to explain it what I meant because he couldn't understand what I was saying.
Do you remember, Brice?
So.. no.. I am sure my pronunciation would rock your world, Baradin.
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There's logic in nonsense.
Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.
it is, it is! I heard her sing Happy Birthday once, it was delicious. Maybe because the voice was so sweet, too...
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a Hungarian/Romanian friend who lives here in the US, she has the sweetest accent I've ever heard. I bet your accent is beautiful, Letti.You haven't talked a Hungarian speaking English yet I guess.. so..
once when I was talking with Brice on the phone I told him 'avatar' (I don't remember why) and I had to explain it what I meant because he couldn't understand what I was saying.
Do you remember, Brice?
So.. no.. I am sure my pronunciation would rock your world, Baradin.
It absolutely is.
I wanna hear that!!
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
Since this thread has been sidetracked by talk of accents I would like to say that since discussing To Kill A Mockingbird wit Jean, I think it would be interesting to speak to him. This is probably the first time I've ever wanted someone to hear my accent.
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Where are you from, Beth?
Alabama, home of Harper Lee.
People love frozen yogurt. I don't know what to tell you.
wow! Oh, it would be great to talk with you Beth!
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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