@Archaos: I don't know what you are complaining about, hearing English speakers (especially from the US) trying to pronounce words from different languages gives me joy beyond comprehension
@Quartz: me too: I've always seen Aosaw as "Ao saw" - Ao is the supreme God of the Forgotten Realms, way above the known pantheon, he sees all. All the known Gods in Faerûn obey to him and if not things happens (just search for the Time of Troubles and you'll understand). Said that I always thought that "Ao saw" was the perfect name for an Admin in a Forgotten Realms related forum.
@meagloth Well, not really wrong since that's how the words are read with English characters and pronounciation, it's just that the original words are pronounced totally different.
It's like the Japanese word "harakiri" is pronounced "hah-rah-KEE-ree" instead of "harry-kyree" as I've heard in an american show.
@meagloth Well, not really wrong since that's how the words are read with English characters and pronounciation, it's just that the original words are pronounced totally different.
It's like the Japanese word "harakiri" is pronounced "hah-rah-KEE-ree" instead of "harry-kyree" as I've heard in an american show.
I don't know what you are complaining about, hearing English speakers (especially from the US) trying to pronounce words from different languages gives me joy beyond comprehension
Oh I hate how they butcher other languages' words. Especially names. Not sure how to pronounce someone's name? Yeah just rename them. Doesn't matter if they're a somewhat big historical figure either. There is some justice in the world though seeing as noone bothers writing English properly online so I guess it evens out.
There isn't much to my nick. Blackraven was my Fighter/Thief character at the time I was playing BG again after a few years of actually not playing. Both the name and the character concept were a pretty shameless ripoff of BG1's Greywolf by the way.
It was at that time that I subscribed to the forums, fall 2012. I didn't give much thought to a good nickname, partly because I never thought the forum would be so cool and that I would become so active. This is the only forum I consider myself an active member of (even though I sometimes post on the bioware forum's BG No-Reload Challenge thread).
@Archaos: I don't know what you are complaining about, hearing English speakers (especially from the US) trying to pronounce words from different languages gives me joy beyond comprehension
You should see my Greek friends and relatives try to speak English! Just as amusing. I think @Archaos will appreciate this: The word beetz is used by Greeks for about ten different English words -When it is hot day, you go to the beetz -When you need to eat veggies, you cooks some beetz -When you late you say "I'll be there in a beetz" -When you make a necklace, you use-a the beetz -When you listen to the rap music, they have nice beetz -When you no like someone, he is son of a beetz
@Archaos: I don't know what you are complaining about, hearing English speakers (especially from the US) trying to pronounce words from different languages gives me joy beyond comprehension
@Archaos: I don't know what you are complaining about, hearing English speakers (especially from the US) trying to pronounce words from different languages gives me joy beyond comprehension
Drugar was a dwarf from the Deathgate book Elvenstar and my second BG character, a dwarf with a two handed sword. I thought the combination of a 4ft guy with a 6ft sword would be funny, turns out, it's also super deadly. I've been using the name ever since, even played him in PnP D&D.
I later learned it's also the Serbic word for Friend.
my name comes from an old nickname i got in school, a teacher was complaining his laptop didn't work, and after he brought it to a tech and even our school's own IT "expert" couldnt fix it i offered to try, i opening it up and took one look, popped a RAM chip out and tried booting. success- hence i got the name laptopman (for the record that IT "expert" was a joke of a teacher for PC classes)
My screen name is from this book. I always liked the character. I use the name in a lot of places. Belgarath is the second character from the left.
Pictured, from left: Polgara the Sorceress, daughter of Belgarath and the wolf Poledra Belgarath the Sorcerer CeNedra, Belgarion's queen Belgarion, the chosen of Prophecy and ward of Belgarath and Polgara
My screen name is from this book. I always liked the character. I use the name in a lot of places. Belgarath is the second character from the left.
Pictured, from left: Polgara the Sorceress, daughter of Belgarath and the wolf Poledra Belgarath the Sorcerer CeNedra, Belgarion's queen Belgarion, the chosen of Prophecy and ward of Belgarath and Polgara
Oh yeah, "MTH" are my initials.
Wooooo love those books they are cool once, so pity he never wrote a book of Poledra point of view could have being cool but alas.
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I don't know what you are complaining about, hearing English speakers (especially from the US) trying to pronounce words from different languages gives me joy beyond comprehension
Not complaining at all. Just amused a bit.
All the known Gods in Faerûn obey to him and if not things happens (just search for the Time of Troubles and you'll understand).
Said that I always thought that "Ao saw" was the perfect name for an Admin in a Forgotten Realms related forum.
Well, not really wrong since that's how the words are read with English characters and pronounciation, it's just that the original words are pronounced totally different.
It's like the Japanese word "harakiri" is pronounced "hah-rah-KEE-ree" instead of "harry-kyree" as I've heard in an american show.
http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/34329/greek-lessons#latest
It was at that time that I subscribed to the forums, fall 2012. I didn't give much thought to a good nickname, partly because I never thought the forum would be so cool and that I would become so active. This is the only forum I consider myself an active member of (even though I sometimes post on the bioware forum's BG No-Reload Challenge thread).
I think @Archaos will appreciate this:
The word beetz is used by Greeks for about ten different English words
-When it is hot day, you go to the beetz
-When you need to eat veggies, you cooks some beetz
-When you late you say "I'll be there in a beetz"
-When you make a necklace, you use-a the beetz
-When you listen to the rap music, they have nice beetz
-When you no like someone, he is son of a beetz
@booinyoureyes, that's hilarious!
That was kind of sweet...thanks
I later learned it's also the Serbic word for Friend.
My screen name is from this book. I always liked the character. I use the name in a lot of places. Belgarath is the second character from the left.
Pictured, from left:
Polgara the Sorceress, daughter of Belgarath and the wolf Poledra
Belgarath the Sorcerer
CeNedra, Belgarion's queen
Belgarion, the chosen of Prophecy and ward of Belgarath and Polgara
Oh yeah, "MTH" are my initials.
Bloody duergar scum....
I Love those books as well.