How Do You Pronounce Treant?

[Robbert Raets]

I've always held it to be 'trey-aunt'.

 

[the Jester]

Tree-ent.

But I always, always feel silly saying it out loud.

 

[demiurge1138]

I just call them ents. I'm not publishing; I don't have to worry about copyrights.

Demiurge out.

 

[Ferret]

Trent, I found this before reading tolkien though...

 

[BOZ]

I just call them ents. I'm not publishing; I don't have to worry about copyrights.

and some people still call halflings "hobbits". but as long as you don't print the name in a book, no one will really care.

 

[X-Calator]

I know the Tolkien estate protects their rights, but I thought the OGL license prohibited using WOTC copyrighted names in books. Am I missing something here?

 

[DonaldRumsfeldsTofu]

When I don't just call them "Ents", (which I often do), I pronounce them "Trents", (rhymes with "Ent", or in other words, like the first name of Trent Lott) but my friend pronounces them "Tree-ents". But we have weird ways of pronouncing D&D words. For example, instead of pronouncing Drow "Draw" (rhymes with "cow") like most people do, we prefer the pronunciation "Drohw". (rhymes with "snow")

As for the Tolkien thing, this is what I figure;

Hobbits=Halflings
Ents=Treants
Balrogs=Balors

Somehow they got away with using Orcs, Worgs, and Oliphants though. Not sure how.

 

[Tonguez]

When I don't just call them "Ents", (which I often do), I pronounce them "Trents", (rhymes with "Ent", or in other words, like the first name of Trent Lott) but my friend pronounces them "Tree-ents". But we have weird ways of pronouncing D&D words. For example, instead of pronouncing Drow "Draw" (rhymes with "cow") like most people do, we prefer the pronunciation "Drohw". (rhymes with "snow")

As for the Tolkien thing, this is what I figure;

Hobbits=Halflings
Ents=Treants
Balrogs=Balors

Somehow they got away with using Orcs, Worgs, and Oliphants though. Not sure how.

I also say Drow to rhyme with snow (thats when not saying - what a lame stupid race)

and like Orc the word Oliphant predates Tolkien...

 

[BOZ]

i'm reading FotR now, and i've also noticed that Black Willows bear a significant resemblance to Old Man Willow.