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Just realized how much "Neera" sounds like "Neira".

LadyEibhilinRhettLadyEibhilinRhett Member Posts: 1,078
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Oh man, is Neera gonna be available early game, because if she, I will probably want to put her in my party, and then it is going to make a certain encounter in Nashkel ten times more awkward.

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  • JalilyJalily Member Posts: 4,681
    For me, they look more similar than they sound:

    Neera = NEEra
    Neira = NAYra
  • MungriMungri Member Posts: 1,645
    Nah, they are both pronounced the same. For the fun of it, name charname Knee Rah.
  • sepottersepotter Member Posts: 367
    I think Neira has a little more emphasis on the "E" sound.
  • DeeDee Member Posts: 10,447
    I pronounce Neira to rhyme with Jaheira.

    So it comes out as "Nah-HEE-rah".

    That's proper linguistics, isn't it?
  • MungriMungri Member Posts: 1,645
    edited November 2012
    No thats just totally wrong lol.

    Neira would only rhyme with the 'heira' part of Jaheira.
  • sandmanCCLsandmanCCL Member Posts: 1,389
    In german, you pronounce any "ie" or "ei" vowel combination as though it were simply the second letter as you say that letter in english. So "ie" is "E" and "ei" is "I".

    The total reverse is true in English.

    And people wonder why it's so difficult to pick up as a second language. We bastardized even the languages that spawned it!
  • CheesebellyCheesebelly Member Posts: 1,727
    *googles Neira*

    New England Interscholastic Rowing Association... Derp...
    I can't really remember - who the heck is Neira? XD

    But as far as I am concerned, it's pronounced NEE-Rah. Like... you know, the knights who say ni? :p
  • ARKdeEREHARKdeEREH Member Posts: 531
    edited November 2012
    Cheesebelly said:



    I can't really remember - who the heck is Neira? XD

    It's been a long time since I've played BG1, but I think Neira is the female assassin that tries to kill you inside the tavern in Nashkel. I remember she was pretty difficult to defeat in the early game.
  • CheesebellyCheesebelly Member Posts: 1,727
    Oooh, right! "It may be a touch unladylike, but I'm gonna slit your throat I am!" - Now it echoes again :P
  • MungriMungri Member Posts: 1,645
    edited November 2012
    Lol
  • SecriaSecria Member Posts: 85
    "ten times more awkward."

    Was it awkward before?

    I guess outright murdering a lady, less than a minute after meeting her in a tavern, is kinda awkward.
  • KolonKuKolonKu Member Posts: 87
    Mungri said:

    Nah, they are both pronounced the same.

    Not sure if serious.
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