darkSpyro

I suppose a lot of them are probably pretty straightforward, but I am curious about the exact pronunciation of some of you guys' usernames, and where the emphasis is meant to be placed.

If you're a phonetics whiz, you can feel free to let the rest of us mere mortals solve the IPA, but if you would rather sound it out with rhymes, "a as in apple," etc., feel free! Just try to be as descriptive and precise as possible.

Also, adding information about the meaning of your username for the purpose of clarifying its pronunciation is welcome! :-)

I imagine my own username is fairly simple, but if nothing else, it can serve as an example, I guess...

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DannySleepTalks
'daniː,sliːptɔːlks (I think I got all of that right...)
DAN-nee-SLEEP-tawlks
D as in dog, a as in ant, nn as in connect, y as in berry, S as in song, l as in love, ee as in free, p as in paw, T as in time, a as in walk, l as in love, k as in kangaroo, s as in song. Primary stress on Dan, secondary stress on Sleep.

Really, you just say it however you say the name Danny. Followed by however you say the words sleep and talks.

It's like a sentence. Not a statement telling you that sleep talking is "something I do," but a bit more like "what I'm doing." Like you might tag a picture... For example...

https://vetstreet-brightspot.s...335lc010713.jpg

You might tag the above photo "A dog barks." Hopefully that makes some sense, I don't know... :/

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So, doing one or more of the above, basically, to describe the pronunciation of your username, or any other way you can think to explain it. Audio would certainly be acceptable also.

Fire away!

you don't

my username is ****ing terribly cringey and i wish dark would ****ing implement username changes

i don't want to part with my pointless gems though so im not making a new account

LindseyWednesdy

pronounced

LIND (don't forget the soft 'd') - zee WENZ - d-jkefehjkwk-y, because dark52 wouldn't let me have my beloved 16th character in my username... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i'll be back later with the whole thing looking all nice and reasons and stuff...

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Kardonis

Car - as in the vehicle
Doe - as in the female deer
Nis - uhhhh, probably exactly like you'd think

I would like to imagine mine is self explanatory but,

ah-zz-oh-1

Thanks for the participation, guys!

somePerson, Kardonis, I have to admit, I was actually really curious about the emphasis on you guys' names too...

Is it SOMEperson or somePERson?

karDOnis or KARdonis?

kriss-stuhl- El- Bee- Ex

Sky-hun-ter

Exactly how it looks

Paris (as in the city)
Rules (with a Z)

Say key

Quote: Seiki

Say key

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Key

mine isn't meant to be spoken since it will awaken an elder god

Quote: Big Green

mine isn't meant to be spoken since it will awaken an elder god

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...

B I G G R E E N

let's wait and see what happens. D:

You don't

^ ngl, I was starting to wonder if it was Ses-show or Sess-ho, so thanks for participating. It's very unique spelling for a Japanese name!

Bill Gates

^ *gasps*

You heard it here first, folks! It's neither five-hundred and fifty-five, nor five fifty-five, but five five five!

Brr - I - man

four

^Wait, is "Brr" and "I" two different syllables?

Lol i don't think mine needs to be explained :')

dark - Cynder - five -four-three

I will be forever haunted by my younger self's lack of imagination. I spent far too many years to get my current gem amount lmao although I should be the next rank by now

Quote: Samius

I'm fine with whatever pronunciation people feel comfortable with. You can consider the Finnish pronunciation the "actual" one, but for whatever reason English speakers usually can't do it correctly.

Ha ha, yeah, true! X3 I'm curious to know what the proper Finnish pronunciation is, though?

Quote: DarkCynder_543

Lol i don't think mine needs to be explained :')

dark - Cynder - five -four-three

I will be forever haunted by my younger self's lack of imagination

don't feel bad about it!

my old name was... BlackNight12

Black because of Pokemon "Black"

Night because of the The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal "Night"

and it was pronounced "one" "two" not "twelve."

now that name right there. THAT is an embarrassingly stupid name, lmao.

^naaaah I think mine beats it haha. There was like 10 other Cynders and DarkCynders at the time, and my older account was actually Cynder_543. So I had the opportunity to change it but felt too many people knew me with Cynder in my name >.>

But nah i actually dont care anymorr haha. I never really think of its roots now when I look at it. XD

Edit: dang it samius :'c

Vess Pee

gaa r yu


lol hope sound like yu in pokemon heartgold

DAMMIT ive been pronouncing gary wrong for like 10 years

Quote: DarkCynder_543

^naaaah I think mine beats it haha. There was like 10 other Cynders and DarkCynders at the time, and my older account was actually Cynder_543. So I had the opportunity to change it but felt too many people knew me with Cynder in my name >.>

But nah i actually dont care anymorr haha. I never really think of its roots now when I look at it. XD

Edit: dang it samius :'c

I understood you meant me! lol.

Well, at least you did have Cynder's name in it! Cynder is kewl. :-)


Quote: Vespi

Vess Pee

elegance

Quote: gary

gaa r yu


lolXD hope sound like yu in pokemon heartgold

my mind has officially been blown! gary's name is not pronounced like th name "gary" omg... you have shocked us all, gary! XD

Quote: DarkCynder_543

Lol i don't think mine needs to be explained :')

dark - Cynder - five -four-three

I will be forever haunted by my younger self's lack of imagination. I spent far too many years to get my current gem amount lmao although I should be the next rank by now

Ah, but if you hadn't posted, how would we have ever known if it was five four three, five forty-three, or five-hundred and forty-three? ;-)

Quote: Samius

Quote: TheDarlingErika

Quote: Samius

I'm fine with whatever pronunciation people feel comfortable with. You can consider the Finnish pronunciation the "actual" one, but for whatever reason English speakers usually can't do it correctly.

Ha ha, yeah, true! X3 I'm curious to know what the proper Finnish pronunciation is, though?

I'm not sure how to describe it. I'll have to post a recording one day.

In the meanwhile, this link might prove useful to a degree.

ngl, I was really hoping you would post in here...

Based on my look through that, seems like Saw-mih-oos? O_O Is that right?

Quote: gary

gaa r yu


lolXD hope sound like yu in pokemon heartgold

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Didn't see that coming!

Quote: LindseyWednesdy

Quote: DarkCynder_543

^naaaah I think mine beats it haha. There was like 10 other Cynders and DarkCynders at the time, and my older account was actually Cynder_543. So I had the opportunity to change it but felt too many people knew me with Cynder in my name >.>

But nah i actually dont care anymorr haha. I never really think of its roots now when I look at it.

Edit: dang it samius :'c

I understood you meant me! lol.

Well, at least you did have Cynder's name in it! Cynder is kewl. :-)


Quote: Vespi

Vess Pee

elegance

Quote: gary

gaa r yu


lol hope sound like yu in pokemon heartgold

my mind has officially been blown! gary's name is not pronounced like th name "gary" omg... you have shocked us all, gary!

I wouldn't shocked anyone.

Cee-ayy-vee

It has never been and never will be "kaav"

sanicbraulahwuanatetoo

a-s-s

She ba roo

t-hun-dee-AR-drayg-oon-fer-toon

STEVE... Mac... Kwark...

Shad-MAY-thee-AYN-jell. ...Whoops, wrong username. *sigh...* This one's self-explanatory!

Quote: kardonis

Kardonis

Car - as in the vehicle
Doe - as in the female deer
Nis - uhhhh, probably exactly like you'd think

...Oh my. I've been pronouncing it wrong this whole time! O.o

Say the word crystal, then say the letters L, B, then X.

Quote: ShadowMewX

Quote: kardonis

Kardonis

Car - as in the vehicle
Doe - as in the female deer
Nis - uhhhh, probably exactly like you'd think

...Oh my. I've been pronouncing it wrong this whole time! O.o

huh, what did you think it was?

Quote: KrystalLBX

Say the word crystal, then say the letters L, B, then X.

What do LBX stand for?

Quote: HeyitsHotDog

Quote: KrystalLBX

Say the word crystal, then say the letters L, B, then X.

What do LBX stand for?

Im a nerd

Crash = exactly how you pronounce the character
10 = "Ten" (alternatively, "Dez", which is ten in Portuguese, your choice)

Quote: kardonis

Quote: ShadowMewX

Quote: kardonis

Kardonis

Car - as in the vehicle
Doe - as in the female deer
Nis - uhhhh, probably exactly like you'd think

...Oh my. I've been pronouncing it wrong this whole time! O.o

huh, what did you think it was?

Car-DON-is. ;~;

Eh: A feeling of not being able to care less
Mer: Like the first syllable of murder
Ald: Like old, but with an A.
Zor: Like sore, but with a Z
Oh: As in “Oh. That was unexpected”
Ark: A boat that some dude put a bunch of animals on then realized they were all male.