Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Elaurin 10-31-07, 09:05 PM	Reading through my Realms books I noticed there are a lot of ae, aa, ii and y used in names. I'm curious how people pronounce them. For example, how do you pronounce. Delimbiyr Aryvandaar Ilythiir kiira Bhaerynden Vyshaan (as you can tell, I'm currently reading GHotR)
Lord Karsus 10-31-07, 09:26 PM	Delimbiyr Del-lim-beer Aryvandaar Ari-van-dar Ilythiir Ill-ee-theer Kiira Keer-a Bhaerynden Bay-rin-den Vyshaan Vy-shan
johnkretzer 11-01-07, 12:21 AM	Reading through my Realms books I noticed there are a lot of ae, aa, ii and y used in names. I'm curious how people pronounce them. For example, how do you pronounce. Delimbiyr Aryvandaar Ilythiir kiira Bhaerynden Vyshaan (as you can tell, I'm currently reading GHotR) Anyway way I want...I got a speech problem so even the Pronunciation facists leave me alone...:D
Blibbering_Humdinger 11-01-07, 12:37 AM	I don't care how you pronounce any of those, so long as you remember that it's DRITST and not DRIZZIT! :P
Charles Phipps 11-01-07, 03:07 AM	Here's some of my favorite "How do you pronounce this stuff?" House Dlardrageth: Duh-Lar-Dra-Geth Kiranshlee: Kai-Ran-She-le Eldreth Veluuthra: Elder-th Vey-Loo-Thra Fzoul: Fa-Zowl. Ghaunadaur: Gone-A-Door
Another Gnome 11-01-07, 07:11 AM	Easy, I pronounce them just like they're spelled. :D
Silas_Dragonborn 11-01-07, 08:22 AM	For some reason "ae" is said E in English and A (Faerun- Fay-rune) in the Realms. I wonder how that came about? Oh as a side note, I have battled constantly with my mates on this. I am more than 100% sure that you say the Y in Wyvern as you say the I in Nit. My mates are 100% convinced it's said Wee-vern. I've NEVER heard it said like that, help me out?
GothicDan 11-01-07, 08:58 AM	Easy, I pronounce them just like they're spelled. You know that doesn't work with English! As to the "Faerun" question... It's not really a "This is weird, how did it happen?" And they pronounce it not like an E - but more like an A, or what in English we would call an Ai. In Romance languages, AE was more like "ah-ee" smashed together into a dipthong.
Silas_Dragonborn 11-01-07, 09:39 AM	hm That makes sense, when you say "in Romance languages" what exactly do you mean? I know you say it Faye-run but my brain keeps saying ae is E like in archaeology. Damn my brain! :banghead:
Blibbering_Humdinger 11-01-07, 10:26 AM	In archaic, "ae" does indeed pronounce "E." Like Philip Pullman's "daemon" actually being the same as "demon" even though many a reader (me and my English teacher included) automatically read it "Daymon" as it would be pronounced according to modern English rules. It's actually quite simple. They wanted a nice, stylish way of spelling an "Ay" sound, so they took "ae" and used it the way modern English would make it sound. No sweat. Just don't read like an archaologist, and you're set. :D
Silas_Dragonborn 11-01-07, 10:40 AM	oh that sucks. Don't say it like an archaeologist, I'm sixteen and now I feel REALLY old :rofl: meh, too many old books, that's what's done it.
Rinonalyrna Fathomlin 11-01-07, 10:41 AM	I don't care how you pronounce any of those, so long as you remember that it's DRITST and not DRIZZIT! :P I say "Drizzit" even though I know it's incorrect. :rofl:
Blibbering_Humdinger 11-01-07, 10:48 AM	oh that sucks. Don't say it like an archaeologist, I'm sixteen and now I feel REALLY old :rofl: meh, too many old books, that's what's done it. You brought up archeology before I did. :P I say "Drizzit" even though I know it's incorrect. BLASPHEMER! I HEREBY SENTENCE YOU TO DRIDERHOOD! MAY THE WRATH OF LOLTH DECEND UPON THEE! :hoppingma
Zanan 11-01-07, 11:11 AM	Here's some of my favorite "How do you pronounce this stuff?" House Dlardrageth: Duh-Lar-Dra-Geth Kiranshlee: Kai-Ran-She-le Ain't that mindboggling? He manages to write Dlardrageth correctly (why is it not: DLAR-DRA-GETH, BTW?), but complete messes Kiaransalee up? Anyway, the latter got (much like any FR deity) a pronunciation guide in DD, so officially it is: KEE-uh-RAN-SA-LEE
Scathlock 11-01-07, 04:31 PM	Ain't that mindboggling? He manages to write Dlardrageth correctly (why is it not: DLAR-DRA-GETH, BTW?), but complete messes Kiaransalee up? Anyway, the latter got (much like any FR deity) a pronunciation guide in DD, so officially it is: KEE-uh-RAN-SA-LEE That misspelling gave me the creeps as well...then I read that someone else noticed... then I noticed where you live...:cool: Some things they say about us Germans - especially those from Berlin - must be true ;)
Mula 11-02-07, 01:00 AM	You know that doesn't work with English!When did those words become English? :P
Charles Phipps 11-02-07, 01:04 AM	Why is it not DLAR-DRA-GETH, BTW? Because that doesn't sound even remotely elvish?
Another Gnome 11-02-07, 06:54 AM	Well, you can blame the author for coming up with the name that sounds like "draegloth" and then claiming it's elven. Heck, the name is so obviously demonic in origin that only an elf would fail to notice that.
Alediran 11-02-07, 10:02 AM	Well, technicaly Xalph is a Sun Elf Draegloth, so it has some sense.
Zanan 11-02-07, 12:08 PM	Because that doesn't sound even remotely elvish? As if you would know how FR Elven sounds :evillaugh ... (;) )
GothicDan 11-02-07, 04:49 PM	When did those words become English? When Ed Greenwood and other authors wrote them for a (generally) American audience.