How do you pronounce "bulette"

Ath-kethin · Jul 15, 2018

Lanefan said:
Lan-"and it seems someone else has learned the Raise Thread spell - check the date of the OP!"-efan

You know what I think is insane? Apparently nobody responded to the OP's question for over 15 freaking years.

This is some "unearth the Mummy" type stuff, and we are all doomed.

Hand of Evil · Jul 16, 2018

LAND SHARK

Bullet

Lanefan · Jul 16, 2018

Ath-kethin said:
You know what I think is insane? Apparently nobody responded to the OP's question for over 15 freaking years.

This is some "unearth the Mummy" type stuff, and we are all doomed.

Mummies live in deserts...Bulettes live in deserts...yeah, I see the connection there.

Jhaelen · Jul 16, 2018

I pronounce it exactly like the German word for hamburger, because I think it's hilarious

MNblockhead · Jul 16, 2018

I've always pronounced it "boo-let"

But Matt Mercer, in his recorded pronunciation for DnD Beyond's bulette entry, pronounces it more like "buh-let"

Yet EN World's D&D Pronunciation Guide states:

Bulette: boo-LAY (note that this one is universally condemned by gamers everywhere, so we suggest ignoring WotC and saying "boo-lett")

I suggest pronouncing it "bullet-tea", just to annoy people.

Lanefan · Jul 16, 2018

MNblockhead said:
I suggest pronouncing it "bullet-tea", just to annoy people.

Or "BOO-letty"?

MNblockhead · Jul 16, 2018

Lanefan said:
Or "BOO-letty"?

This reminds me of Jonathan Teatime in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather, who insists on everyone pronouncing his surname as Teh-ah-tim-eh.

I have a simple sense of humor and it always gives me the giggles. I'm always walking in and around pronunciation landmines at work given the very international environment I work in. I try my best to pronounce names correctly (i.e., the preferred pronunciation of the person so-named), but when I fail and run aground against someone who takes themselves too seriously, I can't help but needle them a bit. Especially since so many who take issue with how you pronounce their name make little effort to learn the pronunciation of names in languages they are unfamiliar with.