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Icarium

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 09:41

Soul just more Zeul Embarrassed

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 04:36

English can't pronounce this word. Only French, German and Turkish people can do it.

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 03:50

I pronounce it Zyool

I think I heard it pronounced as such on a song from MDK....

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 03:50

harmonium.ro wrote:

Kestrel wrote:

Captain Clutch wrote:

I still say Zool, even though I know that's definitely not how

I do the same with Neil Peart. I know it's Pyert but I prefer Pert. Everyone I know does the same...

I had no idea about that. Interesting.

I've always pronounced it pee-ert (we really need the IPA for this thread).

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 03:41

Kestrel wrote:

Captain Clutch wrote:

I still say Zool, even though I know that's definitely not how

I do the same with Neil Peart. I know it's Pyert but I prefer Pert. Everyone I know does the same...

I had no idea about that. Interesting.

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 03:17

I think the correct pronunciation is somewhere between 'zurl' and 'zoil', - there's a rather tricky diphthong in the middle - but I agree that in liver performance it tends to come out more like 'zool'.

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 02:58

Captain Clutch wrote:

I still say Zool, even though I know that's definitely not how

I do the same with Neil Peart. I know it's Pyert but I prefer Pert. Everyone I know does the same...

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 02:16

Re: zeuhl, I always assumed the German pronunciation rules would apply (so it rhymes with "boil", "coil", "foil", "soil", "toil" etc.), but I've heard it pronounced zool ("ooo" instead of "oi") in some Magma performances. I mean, despite the obvious Germanic origins of the Kobaian language, Magma is still a French band. Search me Confused

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 01:29

MusicForSpeedin wrote:

Obviously

Beat me to it.

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 00:53

That's what I said.

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 00:43

A Person wrote:

OK, so what is the precisely exact way to pronounce Koenjihyakkei?

Ko-en-gee-hya-kay

Edited by Evolutionary Sleeper - June 15 2010 at 00:47

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 00:37

I knew it was something like that.

Has there ever been a prog pronunciation thread? I've always wanted a thread where you can ask how to pronounce various songs/albums/artist names.

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 00:32

I just say it as Kun-jee-hi-ack-ee

However, I sometimes say it as Kun-jee-hi-ack-eye

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 00:14

OK, so what is the precisely exact way to pronounce Koenjihyakkei?

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 00:10

Captain Clutch wrote:

James wrote:

I'm still not sure how to pronounce Weidorje actually. LOL

How they say it on the track from Udu Wudu?

Way-dorr-yay

or rather, wédoryé

I don't remember them saying it. I'll listen better next time. LOL

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 00:09

A Person wrote:

Is Hamtaahk pronounced "ham tack"?

Pretty much. It's more of a Hahm-tack though.

Listen to the piece.

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Posted: June 15 2010 at 00:00

Obviously

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Posted: June 14 2010 at 23:33

I just say 'Zool' but make it sound as pretentious as possible

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Posted: June 14 2010 at 23:14

James wrote:

I'm still not sure how to pronounce Weidorje actually. LOL

How they say it on the track from Udu Wudu?

Way-dorr-yay

or rather, wédoryé

Edited by Captain Clutch - June 14 2010 at 23:14

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Posted: June 14 2010 at 23:08

Is Hamtaahk pronounced "ham tack"?

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