Pronunciation - How do you say it?

Master Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 1411

It's supposed to be that way in English too, but a lot of people don't seem to know that pronunciation rule.

Also idk how much pronunciation rules apply in Star Wars anyway. Smile

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Very true, Cerrinea. A general rule of thumb that I've followed is that the writers spell it how they want to pronounce it. Though the EU has messed up my rule, on more than one occasion!
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EUC Staff Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 1204 Location: Nirn

Just thought of another one; how does one pronounce Wyyyrlok? I say Wer-lock, but I just realised that Kashyyyk is Cash-eek but to me that doesn't look like Weer-lock...
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Well, Kashyyyk is supposed to be kash-EEK unless you're Bastila, in which case it's KASH-ik. But I say WER-lock too.

Speaking of Bastila, I find it quite funny that everyone in KotOR except Juhani pronounces her name wrong. I pronounce it BAS-ti-la because that's how Carth says it, and he's the first character you meet and he says her name tons of times because you're looking for her. But there is one point where someone comes up to Bastila while you're traveling and asks her if she's Helena's daughter, and Bastila says, "I am bas-TEE-la, yes." So if Bastila pronounces her own name bas-TEE-la, that must be the correct way, wouldn't you say? And if so, then only one other character pronounces it correctly, and that would be Juhani. Except that Bastila's mother pronounces her name BAS-tee-la. And we already know that Bastila can't pronounce Kashyyyk. So which is it? As I said, I said BAS-ti-la, but that's just preference. Just like how I refuse to say TWEE-lek.
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EUC Staff Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 1204 Location: Nirn

EUC Staff Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 1204 Location: Nirn

Another -

Weequay - Is it "wee-kee" or "wee-kway" or "wee-kay"? Personally, I say "wee-kee".
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EUC Staff Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 1204 Location: Nirn

Well, I'm going by the word for harbour, a quay, you can look it up. I used to live near a place called "Clarke Quay" and it's pronounced "key".
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The best techniques are passed on by the survivors.

I seem to remember playing Jedi Academy, and at the beginning of one level Kyle Katarn gets interrupted in the middle of a story abot a Weequay. I beieve he pronounced it WEE-kway, if I remember correctly.
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EUC Staff Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 1204 Location: Nirn

Just thought of another; what about Mos Eisley? I say "moz EYEZ-lee" as opposed to soft s.

And Oppo Rancisis. Is the "c" soft or hard? "ran-KIYE-sis" or "ran-SIGH-sis", both rhyme with "man-pie-Chiss" Cool

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Master Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 1411

We know how to say Moss Eisley. It was said in ANH.
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Master Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Posts: 1799 Location: Carcosa

To my knowledge, Ulic hasn't been brought up before - but even if it had, I wouldn't worry about it. For example, 'Hapes' has been brought up in the past, and a consensus has been reached that it's monosyllabic, yet I bring it up because I say it as 'hay-pees'.

As for Ulic, I say 'oo-lik', much like ukulele. And 'Qel-Droma' as 'quel (like the French quel) Droe-ma'.

And Oppo Rancisis I say 'opp-o ran (to rhyme with ban) siss-iss'.
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