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Wyrdstone is pronounced: | Wierd-Stone | | 71% | [ 25 ] | Word-Stone | | 9% | [ 3 ] | Other (tell us!) | | 20% | [ 7 ] |
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BalrogTheBuff Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Wyrdstone Wed 25 May 2011 - 19:34 | |
| Is Wyrdstone pronounced 'Word-stone' or 'Wierd-stone'? Wyrd is the norse term often translated as destiny or similar. That is pronounced Wierd.
How do you say it? | |
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Admin Tom Admin
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 0:32 | |
| Wee-rdstone to my ear _________________ | |
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BalrogTheBuff Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 0:59 | |
| Wierd is pronounced Wee-rd here in California. How do you pronounce it? I love accents! | |
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StyrofoamKing Etheral
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 3:30 | |
| For me, Wyrd = weeeeeird.
Although, I'm kinda funky with pronunciations. For Magic the Gathering, I always pronounced Phrexian as "Fie-reex-ian". Worse still, my gamer mates mock me constantly for pronouncing Skaven with a proper British, "A", as in "SkAH-vun", rather than the more American "skeah-vin". It slips out sometimes, with much prodding and jeering each time. | |
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mrtn General
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 11:23 | |
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Kasumi Youngblood
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 12:52 | |
| I usually pronounce things as they are spelled as well, consequently pronouncing it why-rd-stone
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WarbossKurgan Distinguished Poster
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 13:00 | |
| In Vercuso we call it "Bloodfane shards" or just "treasure" But Wyrdstone is pronounced "Wierd-Stone" here. | |
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Saranor Warlord
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 13:06 | |
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Eliazar Etheral
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 13:07 | |
| In German, they changed it to Morrsstein (Stone of Morr). Of course it's a bit illogical, but at least there are no dificulties in pronounciation Still, I pronounce it as written, or with a sound somewhere between wierd and wyrd leaning towards y | |
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DeafNala Admin
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 13:46 | |
| If I find the person(s) I'm gaming/associating with are really annoying, I make it a point to mispronounce key words like "Wyrdstone"...it drives them NUTS! | |
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folketsfiende Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 14:09 | |
| - DeafNala wrote:
- If I find the person(s) I'm gaming/associating with are really annoying, I make it a point to mispronounce key words like "Wyrdstone"...it drives them NUTS!
You´re such a gentleman! I personally go with y-pronounciation, although I know it's a quite uncommon sound in most of the world's languages, so I think people are well off pronouncing it wierd-stone. | |
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Ordo Septenarius Warlord
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 18:51 | |
| "Pronounce it as it's spelled." If only it were that easy in English.
Skahven? I recall reading that the name Skaven came to be after some designers saw the band, "Kevin and the Ratmen" playing. The Emcee announced it as, "It'sssssssKevin and the Ratmen," and one of them said, "Skaven."
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5pointer Elder
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 20:03 | |
| Wierd-stone here. And I say Skay-ven. I suppose until GW include pronunciation guides (like White Wolf did for the Tzimisce) then whatever sounds right for you does the job | |
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BalrogTheBuff Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Thu 26 May 2011 - 20:25 | |
| Ok then for Tzeentch: Zen-ch. But I know some say T-zen-ch.
Sig-mar or Seeg-mar
"Zee" or "zed" | |
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StyrofoamKing Etheral
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Fri 27 May 2011 - 12:07 | |
| skaven: A possible origin. I always assumed it was taken from the word "scavengers".
Tzeentch: It's probably wrong, but I say "t-zenith". Don't emphasize the "ch" at all. | |
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smokezombie Warlord
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Fri 27 May 2011 - 17:55 | |
| It's weird stone for me. When I think of it said with a "Y" I'm reminded of the interview Steve McLaren ( seen here ) did, the question he answers around the 1min mark makes me smile. On a serious note some national accients lend themselves to different pronounciations so It doesn't really bother me. - Quote :
- If I find the person(s) I'm gaming/associating with are really annoying, I make it a point to mispronounce key words like "Wyrdstone"...it drives them NUTS!
I'm with you on this one Deafnala. Tzeentch... I say this as zeen-ch ( the ee like in seen) | |
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Ordo Septenarius Warlord
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Fri 27 May 2011 - 18:11 | |
| There is a pronunciation guide, somewhere (it might actually be in RoC: LatD), that has "Zeench," listed as the pronunciation of Tzeentch.
I'll try to find out where the "Kevin and the Ratmen" thing was, but I believe it was in an issue of Warpstone where they talked to the WFRP designers. | |
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StyrofoamKing Etheral
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Sun 29 May 2011 - 6:51 | |
| New one just hit me... Clan "Skyre".
Is it "skyer" (rhymes with flier), "skier" (like the winter recreation), or "sky-ree". I tend to do the latter. | |
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WarbossKurgan Distinguished Poster
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Sun 29 May 2011 - 10:21 | |
| - StyrofoamKing wrote:
- "skyer" (rhymes with flier),
This one. | |
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5pointer Elder
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Sun 29 May 2011 - 12:12 | |
| I'm with the Adm'rul on this one, Skyer for me too | |
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smokezombie Warlord
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Sun 29 May 2011 - 14:15 | |
| I pronounce it like Rata Mouse ( fictional childrens tv character ) would ( if he played WFB).... sky-ree | |
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RationalLemming Etheral
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Mon 30 May 2011 - 2:17 | |
| This is what I say but I cannot speak for the rest of my group...
wierd-stone skay-ven sig-mar t-zeench (sounds like this is wrong though) sky-ree
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mrtn General
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Tue 31 May 2011 - 0:51 | |
| - StyrofoamKing wrote:
- New one just hit me... Clan "Skyre".
Is it "skyer" (rhymes with flier), "skier" (like the winter recreation), or "sky-ree". I tend to do the latter. AHEM, they're called Clan Skryre which I pronounce scryer. | |
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WarbossKurgan Distinguished Poster
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Tue 31 May 2011 - 11:58 | |
| Strange - I think I unconsciously added the "r" when I read it! | |
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Ezekiel Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Wyrdstone Tue 31 May 2011 - 17:15 | |
| mostly weirdstone, but when playing vampires, it has to be ffvieeerdstone.
also the flier rhyming skyre, and cheents (the ch being more like the chinese Qi sound) | |
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