How do you pronounce 'melee?'
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dontmazemebro
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may-lay
ppaladin123
Adventurer
This is pretty much the only accepted pronunciation. English spelling is odd, isn't it?
weem
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So the correct way essentially? hehe
I didn't know for sure, but I was almost positive mine was the wrong way - which I have since confirmed
Should have known as I am pretty much the only one who pronounces it that way (that I play with at least).
jbear
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Aus_Snow
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Just looked it up, and 'mel-ay' (to put it a little more neatly) is certainly one of the accepted ways, in modern English.
Moreover, it's a French word, and - unless I'm mistaken - that way is also much closer to how the French would say it.
Tallifer
Hero
When reading historical texts, I would say me- LAY because that is the French word which is being used. In those texts it means a confused mass of men fighting each other.
When playing fantasy roleplaying games, I say MEE-lee, because it is then a game term meaning hand-to-hand combat.
Much like when I read a Latin text, I pronounce things classically (YOO-lee-oos KIE-sar); but when I use Latin names and phrases in English speech or writing I pronounce it like English (JOO-lee-us SEE-zer).
When playing fantasy roleplaying games, I say MEE-lee, because it is then a game term meaning hand-to-hand combat.
Much like when I read a Latin text, I pronounce things classically (YOO-lee-oos KIE-sar); but when I use Latin names and phrases in English speech or writing I pronounce it like English (JOO-lee-us SEE-zer).
XCorvis
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This is pretty much the only accepted pronunciation. English spelling is odd, isn't it?
That's because it's French.
