Re: Mispronouncing Conlang Names

On 4/12/05, David J. Peterson <dedalvs@...> wrote:
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> Subject:      [CHAT] Mispronouncing Conlang Names
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> Hey all,
>
> This is a chatty thread I'm starting, but it is on topic (i.e., about
> conlangs), so I thought it was all right.
>
> I recently posted Barry Garcia's translation of the Sheli poem
> into Ayhan on my site, and I noticed, after pasting his link in,
> that I'd been incorrectly spelling the language as "Ahyan".
> Why?  Because that's actually how I'd been *pronouncing* it
> (in my head) all this time.  And, indeed, I actually mispronounce
> a lot of conlang names, I've noticed.  Here's a short list (and
> feel free to add) in alphabetical order:
>
How  funny, I might have to include "ahyan" in there somewhere as
something. Maybe "humor"? (the pattern certainly fits, as you can have
/a'hjan/) (although the syllable falls on the ultimate, instead).

> -amman îar:
You know, I sheepishly admit until now, I pronounce it as /aman iar/


>
> -Brithenig: I didn't recognize the relationship with "Britain" for a
> long time, and also did know the purpose of the language for awhile,
> so for some reason I always pronounced it as ['brE.T@.nIg].
My pronunciation was /'brITEnIg/


>
> -Fith:
I pronounce it as /fIT/, although the first time I saw it, I saw it as
"filth". Sorry.





>
> -Teonaht:
I've always pronounced this one as /'teo:nAt/



> Well, except for Zhyler, since I created it.  That will always be
> ['Zi.lr=] in my head, rather than the correct, [ZY.'ler].
I guess turnabout it fair play, because this always looked like
/'Zajlr=/ (well, more or less)


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But when the trumpets fade, you'll go under like a submarine
And you won't see it coming,  no you won't see it coming

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But baby I'm afraid i'll never see you well
because i've seen the tally
you're just going through the motions, baby

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