Famous Wizards' Names

[Zhure]

Fifth has a silent 'f'. Check the primary pronunciation in a dictionary.

Shin - check Dragon magazine 93, page 22-30 for specifics. I'll look up the names you requested and post them soon.

Greg

 

[The Souljourner]

Evidently either pronunciation of fifth is correct...

Merriam Webster gives these pronunciations:

'fith, 'fif(t)th, 'fift

dictionary.com gives fifth

*shrug*

-The Souljourner

 

[Zhure]

As per Dragon Magazine, 93

Bigby - not listed
Drawmij - not listed
Evard - not listed
Leomund - LEE-o-mund
Melf - not listed
Mordenkainen - MOR-den-kay-nen
Nystul - NY-stul or NIS-tul
Otiluke - O-ti-look
Rary - not listed
Tasha - not listed
Tenser - TEN-sur

Sorry, that's the best I was able to locate.
Greg

 

[med stud]

I think it takes a Fin (or whatever a Finnish person is called) to get the "right" pronounciation of Mordenkainen, as it is taken from a Finnish epos.

But really, I cant say why the pronounciation should matter.

 

[Shin Okada]

Why Japanese people want to know the pronunciation

I am a Japanese and not a native speaker of English.

And Japanese RPG fans are always arguing how to pronounce certain proper noun in American games.

Why? First of all, we are not using alphabets. So we cannot just write down those alphabets and let each guys read as they like. We must write those names in Japanese phonogram. And Japanese phonogram (called Hiragana & Katakana) are very strict in pronunciation. So without knowing pronunciation of one's name, we cannot writ it down and show it to other Japanese people.

Anyway, thank you guys for giving me information.

And, please continue to write down more if you know any other information about this topic.

 

[Shin Okada]

As per Dragon Magazine, 93

Nystul - NY-stul or NIS-tul

Well, when Americans write as "stul" or "tul", is it suggested to read in A sound like "stull" or "stultify"? Or shall I read in U sound like "tule" or "tulle"? Or maybe I shall read in J sound like "tulip"....

 

[doktorstick]

Neither Twelfth nor Fifth have a silent f. If you don't pronounce it, it's because you're pronouncing it incorrectly. Of course if you pronounce twelfth correctly you may get a cramp in your tongue, but that's neither here nor there.

Hrm. People that pronounce the 'f' in 'fifth' are being pretentious. Much like those that pronounce the 't' in 'often'.

/ds

 

[Kamard]

Well, when Americans write as "stul" or "tul", is it suggested to read in A sound like "stull" or "stultify"? Or shall I read in U sound like "tule" or "tulle"? Or maybe I shall read in J sound like "tulip"....

I would say "stull" and "tull" would work just fine in those cases.

 

[Negative Zero]

Hrm. People that pronounce the 'f' in 'fifth' are being pretentious.

perhaps, but they're also correct. (twelfth as well)

Much like those that pronounce the 't' in 'often'.

actually, those people are in fact wrong. the correct pronunciation has the "t" silent. (little known fact)

now, all of that said, i AM somewhat of a pretentious snob about English, despite the fact that it's more of a written language than it is a spoken one. but none of that changes the fact that Americans do NOT,for the most part speak English. which i suppose isn't so bad considering that most british people don't either.

[WAY OT rant]
except that, it really irks me then the supposedly correct pronunciation of "Connecticut" omitts the middle "C". to the point where the friggin bus driver doesn't even understand what i mean when i pronounce all three of them!
[/WAY OT rant]



~NegZ

 

[Zhure]

Well, when Americans write as "stul" or "tul", is it suggested to read in A sound like "stull" or "stultify"? Or shall I read in U sound like "tule" or "tulle"? Or maybe I shall read in J sound like "tulip"....

I think when Roger Moore wrote that article he meant "stul" to rhyme with "bull."

Greg