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#1 CorrinAvatan May 05, 2013 12:57:09	So, I've been re-reading all my Eberron books, and got into a conversation with my wife, and we both realized that we don't really know the "proper" pronounciation of... well, quite a few Eberron things. Does anybody have a pronounciation guide that's at least quasi-official? If not, I'm looking for the major Dragonmarked Houses (Leer-An-Dar or Lie-Ran-Dur), the Five Nations  (Eye-Oohn-Dare or Aw-un-dare), but wouldn't mind knowing what's supposed to be what.
#2 Syltorian May 05, 2013 14:07:27	The closest for which I can provide a link is this Q&A by the Hellcow himself: bossythecow.com/hdwt/2010/10/eberron-faq... The most common contention relates to the pronounciation of "Cyre", which is the one addressed in that link.  There was a thread on the old boards somewhere as well, though I can't locate it at the moment. The gist seems to be that there are many possible and valid pronunciations due to regional accents - so, in part it's like fighting over the correct way to pronounce "tomato".  By analogy to the link above, both Leer-An-Dar and Lie-Ran-Dur work, depending on whether you're in Stormhome or Stormreach. Accents can vary quite a lot over relatively short distances, so the pronounciation of "Aundair" might be different in Ghalt than in Fairhaven, and different again in Thaliost.