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Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#1 - 2014-04-16 21:47:15 UTC  |  Edited by: Seraph Essael
There are many different cultures that play Eve, many people with different accents and some people who don't speak English at all. With that in mind, and spending a lot of time on different comms over the past few months I have noticed different ways in which ship names are ponounced:


The main ones I have noticed are as follows:


Abaddon -

I have noticed this ship said one of two ways:

A - bad - on.
Abba - don.


Caracal -

Probably the broadest range of scope has been for this ship. I have heard this called all sorts:

Ca - ra - cal.
Car - a - cel.
Ca - ruh - cul.

And a few other names for this I don't even want to try and spell phonetically.


Rokh -

Specifically only noticed this said one of two ways:

Rock.
Row - k.


Scythe -

Probably the oddest of them all to hear for me is this ship:

Sigh - th
Sky - th

So, how do you pronounce certain ship names and what is the oddest ship pronunciation you have heard? I am sure there are plenty more...

(Please note: Some of these (like the Scythe) I had a hard time spelling phonetically, please bare with it, I am aware that it is not necessarily correct).

Quoted from Doc Fury: "Concerned citizens: Doc seldom plays EVE on the weekends during spring and summer, so you will always be on your own for a couple days a week. Doc spends that time collecting kittens for the on-going sacrifices, engaging in reckless outdoor activities, and speaking in the 3rd person."
Mallak Azaria
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#2 - 2014-04-16 21:48:58 UTC
I pronounce it the way my native language & accent dictates. Why would you expect any less?

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BeBopAReBop RhubarbPie
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2014-04-16 21:58:50 UTC
I laugh whenever someone calls a scythe a "sith". That's a different sci-fi universe man! I was in one fleet where the scout was saying it that way, and it took the other twenty people in the fleet a few minutes to figure out what he was talking about. The scythe got away =(.

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Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting
#4 - 2014-04-16 21:58:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Inxentas Ultramar
Abbadon is hebrew: Ǎḇaddōn.

A characal is English, a mammal: kærəkæl

Rokh is a fictional name. Whatever. I say Row-kh.

A Scythe is a tool, also English: saɪð

Out of all four, the Rokh is the only one that actually alows for interpretation or variation. The other 3 are pronounced either correctly or incorrectly.
Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#5 - 2014-04-16 22:00:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Seraph Essael
Mallak Azaria wrote:
I pronounce it the way my native language & accent dictates. Why would you expect any less?


Because not all people from the same area pronounce it the same way... For example, the Abbadon was pronounced two seperate ways from two people in California...

There is no "expect less", I'm just curious of the ways in which people have heard it said and also which is the correct way to say it (should a Dev care to answer).

Inxentas Ultramar wrote:
Abbadon is hebrew: Ǎḇaddōn.

A characal is English, a mammal: kærəkæl

Rokh is a fictional name. Whatever. I say Row-kh.

A Scythe is a tool, also English: saɪð

Out of all four, the Rokh is the only one that actually alows for interpretation or variation. The other 3 are pronounced either correctly or incorrectly.

Thanks for that, this is similar to what I was after. I've noticed there is a set way people say the names of things that there is only one specific way of correctly saying it. I was rather curious.

Quoted from Doc Fury: "Concerned citizens: Doc seldom plays EVE on the weekends during spring and summer, so you will always be on your own for a couple days a week. Doc spends that time collecting kittens for the on-going sacrifices, engaging in reckless outdoor activities, and speaking in the 3rd person."
GreenSeed
#6 - 2014-04-16 22:02:53 UTC
having an "Ashimmu" pronunciation contest on comms while half drunk is always fun.
Rowells
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2014-04-16 22:03:05 UTC
who the hell says sig-th?
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#8 - 2014-04-16 22:05:23 UTC
"Proper" ways to pronounce things.

Abaddon = 'Baddon

Caracal = Crackle

Rokh = "Can't... stop... can't stop the ROCK..."

Scythe = "PRIMARY THAT THING!!"

How did you Veterans start?
Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#9 - 2014-04-16 22:08:28 UTC
Rowells wrote:
who the hell says sig-th?


Not heard Sig - th before... Only sigh - th ... As in "a sigh of relief"...

ShahFluffers wrote:
"Proper" ways to pronounce things.

Abaddon = 'Baddon

Caracal = Crackle

Rokh = "Can't... stop... can't stop the ROCK..."

Scythe = "PRIMARY THAT THING!!"


Haha that's one way of putting it... Primary ha...

Just curious if people have heard some others?

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CCP Falcon
#10 - 2014-04-16 22:24:53 UTC
Gold thing.
Grey thing.
Longer grey thing.
Rusty thing.

Blink

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Val'Dore
PlanetCorp InterStellar
#11 - 2014-04-16 22:26:52 UTC
CCP Falcon wrote:
Gold thing.
Grey thing.
Longer grey thing.
Rusty thing.

Blink


Thank you Dev thing

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Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#12 - 2014-04-16 22:28:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Seraph Essael
CCP Falcon wrote:
Gold thing.
Grey thing.
Longer grey thing.
Rusty thing.

Blink


I'll have to remember that one!

"Shoot the grey thing... No not that one... The longer grey thing!!!"

Does that mean the Leviathan is the 'longest grey thing'?

Quoted from Doc Fury: "Concerned citizens: Doc seldom plays EVE on the weekends during spring and summer, so you will always be on your own for a couple days a week. Doc spends that time collecting kittens for the on-going sacrifices, engaging in reckless outdoor activities, and speaking in the 3rd person."
Mixu Paatelainen
Eve Refinery
#13 - 2014-04-16 22:36:45 UTC
A bit of me dies inside every time someone doesn't shoot the Gila I just primaried because I pronounced it correctly.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#14 - 2014-04-16 22:37:29 UTC
Ash-a-me-moo

Guh-no-sis-is

Ex-ker-or-er-ee-or-er-er

Buh-hal-go-run

Nem-a-see-sis

Im-in-a-mother-*******-Row-k

Care-o-cal

Sky-th

Fal-cun-bad-pun

Ass-start-ee

E-ow-s

Male-str-oom

Tip-h-oon

Vel-A-ter

Vi-A-ter

Air-E-buss

Hi-per-eye-on

New Sexy Megathron

Share-on

Arr-ch-on

Eye-buss

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Gully Alex Foyle
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2014-04-16 22:37:31 UTC
GreenSeed wrote:
having an "Ashimmu" pronunciation contest on comms while half drunk is always fun.
True fact: Ashimmu in my hometown (Genoa, Italy) dialect means 'Hey, stupid!'.

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Val'Dore
PlanetCorp InterStellar
#16 - 2014-04-16 22:40:24 UTC
Gully Alex Foyle wrote:
True fact:


We don't serve your kind here.

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Shederov Blood
Deadly Viper Kitten Mitten Sewing Company
#17 - 2014-04-16 22:46:22 UTC
"That last plex dropped an Ashimmu BPC"
"Cool, what were they?"
"...???"
"The BPCs"
"... an Ashimmu"
"Oh sorry, thought you said it dropped a shitload of BPC"

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Markku Laaksonen
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#18 - 2014-04-16 22:50:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Markku Laaksonen
This is funny. I've heard (and probably said) a lot of funny sounding pronunciations.

For the ones you listed, I'm partial to...

Abba-don, but have started with A-bad-don because of peer pressure.

Care-uh-cul, basically your third option, but I think this works better visually.

Rock. This is undeniable.

Sigh-th, that c is definitely silent.

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Xercodo
Cruor Angelicus
#19 - 2014-04-16 23:39:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Xercodo
A-she-moo

No-sis

Ex-eh-cure-or

Bal-gorn

Nem-eh-sis

ROCK

Care-a-cal

Sigh-th

Fal-con (or cun)

A-start-ee

E-oh-s

Male-strum

Tie-foon

Vel-eh-tor

Via-tor

Air-eh-bus

Hi-peer-ee-on

uhhh....Mega?

Share-on

Arr-con

Ii-bus

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Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#20 - 2014-04-16 23:55:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Seraph Essael
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:
Share-on

Xercodo wrote:
Share-on


I've always pronounced it Sha - ron Big smile

Quoted from Doc Fury: "Concerned citizens: Doc seldom plays EVE on the weekends during spring and summer, so you will always be on your own for a couple days a week. Doc spends that time collecting kittens for the on-going sacrifices, engaging in reckless outdoor activities, and speaking in the 3rd person."
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