lordqarlyn
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If I remember history, much of the territory in the HRE was part of modern Germany, as well as significant parts of Austria.
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Joseph Goebbels
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Hi i met some Norwegians on holiday in Turkey very nice people, no raping & pillaging though 
Howard!
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some people say "selt" and some say "kelt"
Kelt is correct in terms of the Latin... selt came from people not being able to read (incredibly simplified). However it doesn't really matter because the Latin came from the Greek and has nothing to do with any Celtic language.
Saskatchewan has a village nammed Dummer too (My Great Grandma actually went to a Dummer school). Not to mention the pop 50 town of Biggar, who's sign reads "New York's big, but we're Biggar."
Anyway, I'm Canadian, so the closest leader and Civ for me would be Montazuma of the Aztecs.
I was rasied by a Candian and Mexican, which are both not represented (and anyone who says Mexico is represented by Spain should say that having a States civ is stupid cause England is already in there) I'm not remotely Francaphone so France is out. England is a possible choice, but I feel Aztec is the closest overall. (Too bad they gave them such a bad UU and meh UB)
Anyway, I'm Canadian, so the closest leader and Civ for me would be Montazuma of the Aztecs.
I was rasied by a Candian and Mexican, which are both not represented (and anyone who says Mexico is represented by Spain should say that having a States civ is stupid cause England is already in there) I'm not remotely Francaphone so France is out. England is a possible choice, but I feel Aztec is the closest overall. (Too bad they gave them such a bad UU and meh UB)
lordqarlyn
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It is the same situation with Caesar. The correct way to pronounce it is
Kaisar", the way the Germans say it. But everyone pronounces it "See-zar".
grommit5
Warlord
funny, my webster dictionary lists it as 'se-zar' not 'ki-sar'. guess it all depends on where you are from.
Emperor Giulio
King
it all has to do with langauge, take my name for example. there is the Italian Giulio (joo-lee-oh) and there is Spanish Julio (Who-lee-oh). They are both the same name which is originally Julius in latin.
To be fair, dictionaries are to define words so we can understand each other beter, they arn't good for history. English speakers pronounce it s so much that would be what's in the dictionary for English speakers regaurdless of the history or the phonetics behind it.
Caeser has Ca, like Cat or Car or Can or Case or Canary. I think thats the idea behind it. Se would be Ceaser (which is how some westerners spell it) like Celestial or Celebrate or Centruy.
Caeser has Ca, like Cat or Car or Can or Case or Canary. I think thats the idea behind it. Se would be Ceaser (which is how some westerners spell it) like Celestial or Celebrate or Centruy.
Fin Imperial
Monarchist
Well, I'm from Finland. It's the country in CivGold that has the Jaegers 
grommit5
Warlord
good point although i usually find websters will list multiple pronunciations if there are any. anyway, no matter to me ceasar / kaiser either if fine with me
Civfan333
full metal alchemist
do you mean as in ethnicity? or where you live?
Emperor Giulio
King
This is what wikipedia has to say about the pronunciation of the word Celt.
The pronunciation of the words Celt and Celtic in their various meanings has been surrounded by some confusion: the initial <c> can be realised either as /k/ or as /s/. Both can be justified philologically and both are "correct" in terms of English prescriptive usage (see Oxford English Dictionary).
The word is believed to have originated in an early Continental Celtic language, but it comes to us from Greek (Keltoi), where it is spelled with a kappa; thus /k/ is the original pronunciation. This was borrowed into Latin (Celtae), where it was likewise pronounced /k/. However in Mediaeval Latin, the letter <c>, originally pronounced /k/, shifted to /s/, a process known as palatalization, and many words and names borrowed from Latin into English after this sound shift are pronounced this way: centre, Cicero, et cetera. Thus /s/ is the inherited pronunciation in English. For additional discussion see Latin pronunciation.
Until the mid-20th century, Celtic was usually pronounced with /s/ in English except by academics, but the pronunciation with /k/ has been gaining ground rapidly. Following the usage of philologists, /k/ is now almost invariably used with reference to Celtic languages even in non-academic contexts. It is also the more popular pronunciation when talking about most other aspects of Celtic culture. However /s/ remains the only recognised pronunciation of the word when it occurs in the names of sports teams, most notably Celtic Football Club and the Boston Celtics basketball team; as these are proper names, the traditional pronunciation is entrenched.
There is a great deal of misinformation in circulation on this topic. It should be noted that there is no American-British distinction in these pronunciations nor is there a Scottish-Irish distinction. Neither pronunciation has been influenced by any modern Celtic languages, nor by Old Norse. The corresponding words in French are pronounced with /s/ while those in German have /k/, but neither French nor German has influenced English usage; rather, they show independent reflexes of the same phenomena in Latin and Greek.
The stone tool, a celt, has a completely separate etymology. In English it is pronounced only /sɛlt/.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_Celtic
The pronunciation of the words Celt and Celtic in their various meanings has been surrounded by some confusion: the initial <c> can be realised either as /k/ or as /s/. Both can be justified philologically and both are "correct" in terms of English prescriptive usage (see Oxford English Dictionary).
The word is believed to have originated in an early Continental Celtic language, but it comes to us from Greek (Keltoi), where it is spelled with a kappa; thus /k/ is the original pronunciation. This was borrowed into Latin (Celtae), where it was likewise pronounced /k/. However in Mediaeval Latin, the letter <c>, originally pronounced /k/, shifted to /s/, a process known as palatalization, and many words and names borrowed from Latin into English after this sound shift are pronounced this way: centre, Cicero, et cetera. Thus /s/ is the inherited pronunciation in English. For additional discussion see Latin pronunciation.
Until the mid-20th century, Celtic was usually pronounced with /s/ in English except by academics, but the pronunciation with /k/ has been gaining ground rapidly. Following the usage of philologists, /k/ is now almost invariably used with reference to Celtic languages even in non-academic contexts. It is also the more popular pronunciation when talking about most other aspects of Celtic culture. However /s/ remains the only recognised pronunciation of the word when it occurs in the names of sports teams, most notably Celtic Football Club and the Boston Celtics basketball team; as these are proper names, the traditional pronunciation is entrenched.
There is a great deal of misinformation in circulation on this topic. It should be noted that there is no American-British distinction in these pronunciations nor is there a Scottish-Irish distinction. Neither pronunciation has been influenced by any modern Celtic languages, nor by Old Norse. The corresponding words in French are pronounced with /s/ while those in German have /k/, but neither French nor German has influenced English usage; rather, they show independent reflexes of the same phenomena in Latin and Greek.
The stone tool, a celt, has a completely separate etymology. In English it is pronounced only /sɛlt/.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_Celtic
Mîtiu Ioan
Deity
Romanian - so playing sometime as Roman Emperor is "a patriotical duty" ... 
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The Fishman
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What is the connection between Romans and Romanians anyway? I know that Romanians speak a Romance language, but I'm not really sure of the reason behind it...Mîtiu Ioan;6486788 said:Romanian - so playing sometime as Roman Emperor is "a patriotical duty" ...
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Pieman
Prince
Australian, Chinese.
Am Australian though I've got a strong amount of Chinese, as well as Irish, blood in me.
Am Australian though I've got a strong amount of Chinese, as well as Irish, blood in me.
TheMeInTeam
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Also American, and it's been since my great grandparents that my family line has been elsewhere. Technically, I have Irish and Ukraine (and Lithuanian) in me. Good luck finding any of those civs in the game...though Ukraine would be closest to Russia in the game..Although since it's technically not Russia you can make a case for most civs based on Eastern Europe... (and Ireland would be England I guess).
Ultimately my nationality is American, so when I want to play a game as "my" nationality its USA all the way. Really though, I'm much more pragmatic than that. Who I play as in the game is meaningless from that standpoint to me...I play to win after all. USA is thankfully good for that (Roosy on coastal starts, Washington for warmongering), but so are a lot of other civs and leaders. I just pick a civ based on the kind of victory I want...or worse yet because of their color ^_^.
Ultimately my nationality is American, so when I want to play a game as "my" nationality its USA all the way. Really though, I'm much more pragmatic than that. Who I play as in the game is meaningless from that standpoint to me...I play to win after all
. USA is thankfully good for that (Roosy on coastal starts, Washington for warmongering), but so are a lot of other civs and leaders. I just pick a civ based on the kind of victory I want...or worse yet because of their color ^_^.
