The English Language

[Tsyr]

"Sa-how-jean"
and
"Koo-uh Toe-uh"

'round these parts, anyhow.

 

[Maerdwyn]

But Tsyr and Aaron L - What about the second x in ixitxachitl?

I say "ICKS-it-ZACH-it-uhl" with the 3rd syllable as in "batch" not "Bach."
"sah-HWAH-gin" with a hard g sound
and "KOO-oh-TOE-uh"

 

[Aaron L]

Theres a second x? No wonder it sounded funny

iks-its-AK-it-ul

Yeah, thats better.

 

[Tsyr]

Iks-ih-tak-it-uhl

becomes

Iks-ih-tzak-it-uhl

 

[Mr. Grimm]

I once had an English prof, from England btw, who insisted on pronouncing JRR Tolkien as TOLL-KEEN. My friends and I got him to stop by mangling every other authors' last names. What an annoying semester that was!

 

[Maerdwyn]

"TOLE-keen" is the correct pronunciation of his name (It'scloser to "TUHL-keen" really - not sure of the correct pronunciation symbols to use, but the second syllable is unaccented and definitely "keen") . How did you convince him to pronounce it?

 

[Someguy]

ixitachitl ...


Didn't 2ed MM give pronounceation for this, actually two pronounceations?

 

[Tsyr]

*stares at Mr. Grimm strangely for a moment*

Yes, do tell how you made him pronounce it.

 

[Moon_Goddess]

How else would you pronounce Tolkien's name?

 

[Maerdwyn]

Some people pronounce it "TOLE-kin," for example.