The English Language

[Turlogh]

What do these names have to do with the English Language? I believe that fantasy names are not meant to be pronouncable, just like a doctors handwriting is not meant to be legible!

 

[Col_Pladoh]

Well...

Kuo-Toa: Ku-oh-TOE-ah

Sahaugin: Sa-WHA-ghin

Ixitxachitl: Go ask Steve Marsh!



Gary

 

[Tsyr]

Yeah, what is it with these fantasy writers anyhow? Comming up with names that are hard to pronounce with a human mouth for inhuman creatures that couldn't possibly exist in the real world...

(In case it was missed, the above is sarcasm )

 

[Moon_Goddess]

Gary, can we get you to record yourself saying all these weird words you created, (And maybe a few of those archaic ones you use all the time ) You could then post this sound file, and we would never have to have one of these threads again.

 

[Wolfspider]

Actually, wasn't there a collection of such sound files available on the Wizards page at some point?

 

[Tsyr]

It was still there last I knew, but I don't know where.

 

[Akunin]

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_FAQ.asp

 

[Tiefling]

My opinion:

SOH CAH TOA.

Wait. Damn geometry.

KOO oh TOH ah

sah HAW gin

IKS it ZAH chit ul

Kuh THOO LOO (trying to clip the first syllable so it's really just a "K" sound)

 

[Tsyr]

ixitachitl

Iks-ih-tak-it-uhl, around here. Northern Michigan dialect for ya

 

[Aaron L]

Sahuagin
sa-HOO-a-jin

Koa-Toa
koh-a--TOH-a

ixitachitl
iks-it-AK-it-ul

Just like they're spelled!