Proper Pronunciation of all D&D words!

[Tonguez]

You know wants funny - Sigil is a city on the planes visited by creatures from throughout the multiverse, for all we know the correct ponounciation is GGRRFFFTTHHKLLPPKKMMNNHHT

 

[delericho]

I've always pronounced drow to rhyme with row.

Funny.

Is that row as in "row, row, row your boat", or row as in argument?

Incidentally, DC1 says either is correct.

 

[Ripzerai]

Blackguard is pronounced like "blaggard," incidently, if you go by the English word.

 

[Psion]

If anyone can provide a link to a statement from a TSR/WotC creator giving proof on the real way to say Bulette or any other words, that would be great. Then I can change the above list and add in the explanation/source.

No link, but as I already said, the Dragon Compendium has an (apparently revised) listing.

It says, regarding bulette: boo-LET, or byoo-LET; also boo-LAY or byoo-LAY

Almost as if the author was trying to pay some heed to what the original article was, but knew in his heart what was right...

 

[Odhanan]

That's horrible, even by the fakey French phonology. If it were meant to be boo-LAY, it should be spelled "bulet." As written, it's boo-LET.

Actually, the French pronunciation agrees with you there. It would be "Buh-let" (with "uh" as in the German "Fuhrer" ).

 

[Odhanan]

Interesting. I was just talking about these pronunciations with Nerissa, my fiancee, and she was telling me "but you know, the alternate pronunciations of names in D&D could be used in-game."
I asked: "How?"
She answered: "Well, for instance, naming a drow with another pronunciation could be an insult for them, as if you're treating them like they're from the surface world".

Smart.

 

[Terwox]

My group pronounces "coup de grace" as
"koop duh gracie" (the last word is higher pitched.)
I'm happy with it!

 

[Justin]

Bulette: boo-LAY
No, no, no! boo-LET

No, no, no! LAND-shark.

 

[Odhanan]

My group pronounces "coup de grace" as
"koop duh gracie" (the last word is higher pitched.)
I'm happy with it!

The proper French would be kinda like:
Koo-duh-grASS

 

[blargney the second]

Bulette: boo-LAY
Coup de Grace:
Genasi:
Vargouille: var-GWEEL

byoo-LET
KOO-duh-grAHSS
guh-NAZ-ee
var-GOO-ee (I've also heard it as vargoyle, but ick!)

-blarg-NEE thuh SECK-und