Pronouncing Acheron: ASH, or ACK?

[RichGreen]

ACK-eron for me. I did study Classical Greek at university but I wasn't very good at it.


Richard

 

[werk]

Acheron = ACK-eron

Likewise.

 

[Castellan]

I don't think that Asheron in Asheron's call has anything to do with ACKeron the region/river of hell.

I agree that Asheron's Call is using the name for the sake of the name, however the pronunciations I've found while searching around are split between ASH and ACK.

If nothing else, it's good to make sure I'm not starting another Illithid/Illithid war.

 

[BOZ]

I'm sure I'm wrong, but I pronounce it ATCH-eron.

LOL! i'm not the only one.

 

[Crothian]

According to the Pronuciation guide in the first dragon compendium it is : @TCH-ur-un

 

[The_Gunslinger658]

I always pronounced it ACHE-a-ron myself (as in head-ache-eron) ... but I'm not a Greek.

-The Gneech

Yup, thats how I pronounced it.


Scott

 

[Gold Roger]

I think I tend to say ARCH-eron like knightfall. And spontaniously asked I would have guessed Ach-eron with a guttural prnunciation of the ch. But then, I didn't know it's out of greek.

 

[Shemeska]

Wierd, I've never actually heard anyone pronounce Acheron as anything other than ACK-eron.

For what it's worth though, the mimir in 'Players Primer to the Outlands' pronounces it ATCH-eron.

 

[demiurge1138]

LOL! i'm not the only one.

No, no you're not. That's what I do.

Demiurge out.

 

[Tiberius]

I'm apparently different from everyone, for I pronounce it "a-KARE-on".