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<blockquote data-quote="Warrior Poet" data-source="post: 2402297" data-attributes="member: 1057"><p>You could always just say land shark. But, yes, if following the conventions of French, "boo-LETT."</p><p></p><p></p><p>You could also adopt the old Mayan "x" pronunciation, which is like a soft "sh" (for instance, the old Mayan ruin of Uaxactun is pronounced {roughly} "Wah-shawk-toon"), and the "ch" is a harder "k" (Queztalcoatl is roughly "Ketz-all-ko-aw-tle") which would then make it something along the lines of "Ish-it-shaw-kee-tle"</p><p></p><p>Which is obviously <strong>much</strong> easier to pronounce! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>All of this is why I've become an advocate for making up different names for what are essentially the same monsters (often with different appearances, too), as it adds flavor to a world to personalize it a little more, without having to worry about mechanical changes.</p><p></p><p>And I've never used an Ixitxachitl. I can see myself trying to signal the start of the encounter: "The horrid ray cuts through the water with nimble speed, lashing at you with its barbed tail! The old sailors legends are true! The ixi- . . . Ixaw- . . . Axio - uh - devil ray really exists! And aren't you terrified? Maybe even just a little bit? <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /> "</p><p></p><p>Warrior Poet</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warrior Poet, post: 2402297, member: 1057"] You could always just say land shark. But, yes, if following the conventions of French, "boo-LETT." You could also adopt the old Mayan "x" pronunciation, which is like a soft "sh" (for instance, the old Mayan ruin of Uaxactun is pronounced {roughly} "Wah-shawk-toon"), and the "ch" is a harder "k" (Queztalcoatl is roughly "Ketz-all-ko-aw-tle") which would then make it something along the lines of "Ish-it-shaw-kee-tle" Which is obviously [B]much[/B] easier to pronounce! ;) All of this is why I've become an advocate for making up different names for what are essentially the same monsters (often with different appearances, too), as it adds flavor to a world to personalize it a little more, without having to worry about mechanical changes. And I've never used an Ixitxachitl. I can see myself trying to signal the start of the encounter: "The horrid ray cuts through the water with nimble speed, lashing at you with its barbed tail! The old sailors legends are true! The ixi- . . . Ixaw- . . . Axio - uh - devil ray really exists! And aren't you terrified? Maybe even just a little bit? :heh: " Warrior Poet [/QUOTE]
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