Pronounciation of Usernames & Internet words

SonicX said:
Cicerionian : See-tshe-ree-yo-nee-yun (Sitsjerjonijun)
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Well that's definitely wrong as I'm spelt Ciceronian not Cicerionian. I pronounce myself Siseronian, which comes from Cicero, who is pronounced Sisero in English. I know that in Latin he was pronounced Kikero, and I often say so myself, and similarly with Kaizar. But since Ciceronian is an English construction, I call myself Siseronian.
In case you're wondering where I got the inspiration from, I was reading about St. Jerome, one of the church fathers, who loved the Classical texts and spent much more time reading Homer and Cicero than the Bible. Then he heard the voice of God who called to him: "Ciceronianus es, non Christianus!" And of course he immediately threw away the pagan texts and studied the Bible. So that's where my username comes from.
I remember others by their usernames and their avatars, but some people change them to frequently I think. But I do mispronounce sometimes, i.e. I always pronounced luceafarul: loo-ke-a-fa-rool. Otherwise I remember people by their real names if I know them, i.e. luceafarul as ***n*** or the thread starter who I remember as ***e*.
 
Mine's pronounced 'Dave-o', but thats pretty easy.

I know Mise and feline-dacat in real life, and I have been told that I pronounce Mise's name wrong :blush: Though as I know is real name I don't need to use it apart from out of force of habbit :)
 
ya-boar (like 'I'm Bored')

I think ;) I'm hoping someone can come up with a better pronunciation.

@Rambuchan, good to know I've been pronouncing your name right :)

I used to always have problems with pronouncing things in books, like in left behind I would pronounce chaim 'ch-aim' and Tsion 'tee-zee-on' :lol:
 
ybbor said:
ya-boar (like 'I'm Bored')

I think ;) I'm hoping someone can come up with a better pronunciation.

@Rambuchan, good to know I've been pronouncing your name right :)

I used to always have problems with pronouncing things in books, like in left behind I would pronounce chaim 'ch-aim' and Tsion 'tee-zee-on' :lol:
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I always pronounce yours as 'yibber', for some reason, even though I know what it really stands for.
 
ybbor said:
ya-boar (like 'I'm Bored')
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I've been going for literally "Why Boar". But yours is better. :) What does it stand for?
 
Am i the only one who doesn't read names outloud in my head?
 
Rambuchan said:
I've been going for literally "Why Boar". But yours is better. :) What does it stand for?
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'stand for' may be a bit misleading it's "Robby" backwards (although I guess now I go by Rob)

I don't know why but it weirds me out when someone calls me b first name on the web (i.e. instead of @ybbor they say @Robby, or "calm down Robby") I don't know why, so please try to stay away from i ;)

oh and @turner I see how knowing what it stands for could help with a better pronunciation (unlezss you want to trun it into "e-boar")
 
Ybbor = "Robby" reversed.

YOu pronounce my login; "Rik Muh Late".
I always mispronounced Cuivienen until she posted it starts with KWIE - Vee - Ennen. IIRC, at least.

feline_dacat said:
Am i the only one who doesn't read names outloud in my head?
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-> Yes
 
Ciceronian said:
Well that's definitely wrong as I'm spelt Ciceronian not Cicerionian. I pronounce myself Siseronian, which comes from Cicero, who is pronounced Sisero in English. I know that in Latin he was pronounced Kikero, and I often say so myself, and similarly with Kaizar. But since Ciceronian is an English construction, I call myself Siseronian.
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Oh, sorry, I misread. Would've been "See-tshe-ro-nee-yun" than ... still wrong but hey, so are all the English translations of foreign names so it doesn't really matter.
"The book of John" etc still crack me up :D
We do say "Keizer" for emperor, but in total, we say Keizer Julius Ceasar (pronounced See-zahr). But every emperor today is still called a "keizer" and his empire is a "keizerrijk", even the Japanese one.
 
Does anyone ever do accents for people? Like sometimes it's easier to understand what people are saying or meaning if I make them say it with an accent.
 
Mise said:
Does anyone ever do accents for people? Like sometimes it's easier to understand what people are saying or meaning if I make them say it with an accent.
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If you mean 'do I sit there talking to my monitor, imagining voices' then the answer is a resounding - NO!
 
I see "Mise" but in my head its pronounced "Anand" :P
 
Rambuchan said:
I thought you don't pronounce names 'out loud in your head' Feline? :hmm:
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Shhh, don't point out holes in what i say! ;) Anyway Mise and ComradeDavo are special because I actually know them :P
 
Luceafarul ~ (Loo-chee-a-farool) ???
A'AbarachAmadan ~ (not even gonna try!)
Taliesin ~ (Tally-esin)?
Eyrei ~ (I-ree)
Sydhe ~ (Side)
Tunch Khan ~ (Toonk Khan or phonetic?)
Ciceronian ~ (Sis-er-onian)
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My way of pronouncing those when i read them.

Luceafarul - (Loo-seea*-farool) (*Lusia or Lucia)
A'AbarachAmadan - I always seem to give up trying to pronounce this right.
Taliesin - (Tally-esin) Same pronounciation.
Eyrei - (I rye) Rye as in a Field of Rye.
Sydhe - (Sid he)
Tunch Khan - (Toonch Khan)
Ciceronian - (Sise-ronian)
Rik Meleet - (Rick Miliit)

I pronounce Reno like one would pronounce Renault or it also can be pronounced Re No.
 
Rambuchan said:
If you mean 'do I sit there talking to my monitor, imagining voices' then the answer is a resounding - NO!
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No I mean when you read it in your head, what do they sound like? Most of them just sound like me, but some of them have accents.
 
Urederra. uff... I would say, just like you write it, but it makes sense in Spanish, not in English.

Urederra. Uh-ree-dee--rrrrrrah RRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOLLLLLLING the rr at the end. mwhahahahaha.

The main problem is that in English the E is pronounced like every other european language pronounces I. And there are so many exceptions in english pronunciation that speaking english is a nightmare for not natives. You have to learn two different languages. Grammar, on the other hand, is very easy.

Anyway, Urederra is a Basque word, Ur means water, and eder good, (edibe), the last a is the article, so, It means the drinking water. It is also the name of a river.
 
As for the triple-A guy, I always read his name as "abarach-amadan", with Spanish vowels and a Scots 'ch'.

Always read "ybbor" as Übbor.

Taliesin: Tah-lyeh-sheen. This from a probably misremembered pronunciation given in another thread on this topic.

Eyrei: Ay-ree. Don't ask me why.
 
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