Like Lakuon?
How to Pronounce Lakon?
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Like Lakuon?
American here. Lay-Con. I pronounce all ship names as the NPCs do.
I pronounce Mazda like Mozda. "Aluminium" (sorry, it's aluminum here) like "a-loo-men-um" to put it in actual words. Also, I put hidden T's in a lot of my words. Like else, I say it like "eltz" due to the way my brain forces me to spend 3 years pronouncing it properly. :3
Feel free to ask how I pronounce anything eltz.
I pronounce Mazda like Mozda. "Aluminium" (sorry, it's aluminum here) like "a-loo-men-um" to put it in actual words. Also, I put hidden T's in a lot of my words. Like else, I say it like "eltz" due to the way my brain forces me to spend 3 years pronouncing it properly. :3
Feel free to ask how I pronounce anything eltz.
Bah they both passed over Coventry - Everyone lumps us in with the brummies becasue we're in the West Midlands, but Cov has a unique accent. Clive Owen I think is the epitome of Coventry. You know, perpetually depressed.
Nice videos, I enjoyed watching both, learned a lot too
And to use an example from the first one, when I say English, I mean the "BBC" kind, like grammar rules and everything "by the book".
Most countries including my own have different regions whit their own variant of the main language but I believe there's always only one that is correct. like the one from the dictionary.
So, there must be a rule on how to pronounce LAKON and that rule exists in English language grammar and is the only one correct. Everything else is just wrong.
This community is awesome. This many pages in on pronunciation. Lol. And you know it's gonna be a losing battle with ALL the countries, dialects and just plain old slang we bring to this melting pot..
Now what's with this letter "Z" being pronounced Zed when we all know it's pronounced. Zee.
*Stirs pot and runs out of room.
Now what's with this letter "Z" being pronounced Zed when we all know it's pronounced. Zee.
*Stirs pot and runs out of room.
British made game... What else do you expect?
But... But... :O
Stares in abject confusion...
Indeed, glad we can still have silly discussions not drowning in whatever controversy is hot just now.
Cheers, CMDRs.
Jenner
I wish I was English like my hero Tj.
Glad that's settled. Now if we can just get Obsidian Ant to say "guyzers" instead of "geezers" (a geezer is an old man).
Lol! Yeah, he totally does!
This community is awesome. This many pages in on pronunciation. Lol. And you know it's gonna be a losing battle with ALL the countries, dialects and just plain old slang we bring to this melting pot..
Now what's with this letter "Z" being pronounced Zed when we all know it's pronounced. Zee.
*Stirs pot and runs out of room.
Yup thats why the musical piece is called whY whY Zed.
[video=youtube;LdpMpfp-J_I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdpMpfp-J_I[/video]
Nice videos, I enjoyed watching both, learned a lot too
And to use an example from the first one, when I say English, I mean the "BBC" kind, like grammar rules and everything "by the book".
Most countries including my own have different regions whit their own variant of the main language but I believe there's always only one that is correct. like the one from the dictionary.
So, there must be a rule on how to pronounce LAKON and that rule exists in English language grammar and is the only one correct. Everything else is just wrong.
There is a rule if you are talking about Queen's English, but it only applies to Queen's English.
I believe they spell it sperflos.I'm surprised our American friends haven't changed that to superfluos....
The only people who say that are the people who have that accent. And try to impose it on everyone else.Nice videos, I enjoyed watching both, learned a lot too
And to use an example from the first one, when I say English, I mean the "BBC" kind, like grammar rules and everything "by the book".
Most countries including my own have different regions whit their own variant of the main language but I believe there's always only one that is correct.
The whole RP (Received Pronunciation) thing is slipping from the BBC. Yesterday, they were giving weather forecasts in regional accents using local words for weather conditions. Like; "It'll soon be chucking it doon. Pets"
Nowadays, I think “the Queens English” refers to accents of 50 years ago. Even the Queen doesn’t speak like that now.
The rule is. As long as you can make yourself understood. It is acceptable.
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The only people who say that are the people who have that accent. And try to impose it on everyone else.
The whole RP (Received Pronunciation) thing is slipping from the BBC. Yesterday, they were giving weather forecasts in regional accents using local words for weather conditions. Like; "It'll soon be chucking it doon. Pets"
Nowadays, I think “the Queens English” refers to accents of 50 years ago. Even the Queen doesn’t speak like that now.
The rule is. As long as you can make yourself understood. It is acceptable.
The term 'Queen's English' paradoxically enough, does not refer to the way the Queen speaks but rather to the 'ideal' English pronunciation whatever 'ideal' maybe. But that was not the point. The post was that there is a rule as to how 'Lakon' would be pronounced but only for Queen's English although it might also apply for regional accents such as Liverpudlian, Geordie, Welsh, American and so on.
Nah, American is the correct way because we have more nuclear weapons than the UK
You also have an Orange as your boss so nothing you say will be taken seriously until you put a plum back in charge!