What the *scratches head* Tiefling, Eladrin...

[Sadrik]

How the hell do you pronounce these?

Tiefling:
I have always said, "Teef-ling" like a 3 year old saying "teeth" with a "ling" thrown on the end. I just heard someone say "Tie-fling" like the "tie" fighter had a "fling". So which is it?

Eladrin:
Is it "El-ah-drin", "El-aye-drin", "El-uh-drin" or "El-a-drin" ("a" like apple). Then to make it all worse is it similar to "Aladdin" (Elad-rin) or is it El-adrin like "El Adrenal".

 

[Greylock]

Tiefling is a made up word, I believe, but it is based on good old Germanic roots. You would be pronouncing it correctly by using a Germanic reading, which you are doing.

Eladrin is thoroughly made up, I believe, so you could pronounce it "tu-dth-fay-ree" and be correct.

 

[RigaMortus2]

I pronouce them teef-ling and... Eladrin is like your aladdin example Though, I don't think that pronounciation is that far off from your other one, "El-a-drin".

 

[nick012000]

http://www.planewalker.com/downloads/soundsLike/index.php

Tiefling is pronounced "tea-fling". Eladrin is pronounced "Ell-add-rin".

 

[Ten]

I have to go with "Teef-ling" and "Eh-lad-rihn", with the first two syllables running together but distinct in a way.

 

[mach1.9pants]

I agree with 'Ten' and Nick, I don't think that planewalker.com is the authority on pronounciation no matter how much they want to be

 

[keterys]

I hadn't heard eladrin before, but I can confirm wotc definitely pronounced it as given.

I've always said/heard 'teaf-ling' though it runs a bit together so it may not sound different than 'tea-fling'

 

[theredrobedwizard]

TEEF-ling
ee-LAH-drin (I always have trouble writing out my bizarre pronunciation for this word: long e, LAH as in laugh, drin as in drink)

-TRRW

 

[mach1.9pants]

I can confirm wotc definitely pronounced it as given.'

Given how? I mean which of the options do the wotc bunch use- cos I am actually interested, humour aside? And how do you know? Are you a member of the occult? A spy?

 

[nick012000]

I agree with 'Ten' and Nick, I don't think that planewalker.com is the authority on pronounciation no matter how much they want to be

Considering that those files were made by the Planescape devs, yes, those are canonical.