How do you pronounce epitome? - Page 3

**AlexDest** · 01-4-2011, 02:05 AM

Epitome:
e-pi-tow-mee

Facade:
fah-sahd

Segue:
seg-weigh

Gyros:
yee-rows

**nuclearsamurai** · 01-4-2011, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrMagic5239

Okay literally, here is a good one.

How do you say Xuxa?

Zook Za?

Back in 10th grade, I knew a girl by the same.

So, su-sa.

**Zageron** · 01-4-2011, 02:23 AM

Pronounce my name now...

**smartdude1212** · 01-4-2011, 02:37 AM

Pretty sure those are simple words.

Obligatory façade remark.

Ickalanda · 01-4-2011, 02:38 AM

Uh Pit Oh Me

**bmah** · 01-4-2011, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

I bet you thought it was like epih-toam didn't you

how about facade?

segue?

gyros?

didn't read the thread, so here goes

eh-pih-tuh-me

fa-sod

sehg

j-eye-rows / guy-rows (I use both)

**Zageron** · 01-4-2011, 02:46 AM

oh yeah

Fae-Sayed
eh-pit-te-me
seg-way
j-eye-rows

**smartdude1212** · 01-4-2011, 02:46 AM

how about nascent, or cacophony, or proselytizing, or Zoroastrianism

**Myattboy** · 01-4-2011, 03:16 AM

ih-pit-uh-mee
fuh-sahd
sey-gwey
jahy-roh

**devonin** · 01-4-2011, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

I bet you thought it was like epih-toam didn't you

how about facade?

segue?

gyros?

eh-PI-tome-ee
fah-SAHD
SEG-way
GEAR-os

**devonin** · 01-4-2011, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smartdude1212

how about nascent, or cacophony, or proselytizing, or Zoroastrianism

NAY-sent
cah-COUGH-enn-nee
pro-SELL-ih-ty-zing
zor-oh-ASS-tree-an-ism

**MrMagic5239** · 01-4-2011, 08:53 AM

Emphasis on ass, but it is literally how you pronounce it.

Shikari · 01-4-2011, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrMagic5239

How do you say Xuxa?

There's a really famous singer/TV show host here in Brazil with this same name, and it's pornounced as "Shoo-Sha".

Edit:

Quote:

Originally Posted by DossarLX ODI

F'ai-ell

Nope. The "Pha" is just "Fah".

**MrMagic5239** · 01-4-2011, 09:02 AM

There is actually a couple of other songs on FFR I'd like to know how to properly pronounce.

Naisyaodakunyan

Kakke Eacho

Kyrie

Mou Uta Shika Kikoenai

Nanairopanda

Beadumaegen

Caixa D'aqua

Ievan Polka

That's just to name a few.

**devonin** · 01-4-2011, 09:08 AM

The trick I've always found to pronounciation of Japanese words is to remember that every vowel gets a syllable. I'm sure that's not always correct, but it seems to work for me generally.

**Reach** · 01-4-2011, 09:44 AM

I'm a dictionary fiend, so none of these words are particularly hard to say.

Also, they're fairly common words.

Try something like, Tergiversant, Eleemosynary or Autochthonous. None of them are too hard to say, but most people haven't heard any of them before and won't say them right.

Shikari · 01-4-2011, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reach

Eleemosynary.

This one is tricky, indeed.

**Reincarnate** · 01-4-2011, 09:55 AM

Cthulhu!

**ichliebekase** · 01-4-2011, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reach

I'm a dictionary fiend, so none of these words are particularly hard to say.

Also, they're fairly common words.

Try something like, Tergiversant, Eleemosynary or Autochthonous. None of them are too hard to say, but most people haven't heard any of them before and won't say them right.

Makes sense.

Tergiversant = tur-jih-vur-sent

Not trying the EEEEEEE word.

Autochthonous = aught-oh-ch-thone-us

Wutevs.

**smartdude1212** · 01-4-2011, 11:07 AM

Anybody who has taken a French class should recognize autochthonous (in the form of l'autochtone, perhaps, which means Aboriginal). That's how I know how to properly pronounce that one.

As for eleemosynary, it's el-uh-maw-sin-air-ee.

And tergiversant looks enough like tergiverser (again, French, although I feel as if I saw tergiverser in my Latin text somewhere) that I'd guess the English pronunciation would be ter-ji-verse-awnt but I'm probably wrong here.

01-4-2011, 02:05 AM	#41
AlexDest good hot Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 31 Posts: 5,309	Re: How do you pronounce epitome? Epitome: e-pi-tow-mee Facade: fah-sahd Segue: seg-weigh Gyros: yee-rows

01-4-2011, 02:23 AM	#43
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01-4-2011, 02:37 AM	#44
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01-4-2011, 02:46 AM	#47
Zageron Zageron E. Tazaterra RRR Developer & DevOps Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: BC Age: 34 Posts: 6,592	Re: How do you pronounce epitome? oh yeah Fae-Sayed eh-pit-te-me seg-way j-eye-rows __________________ Help Develop FFR

01-4-2011, 02:46 AM	#48
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01-4-2011, 03:16 AM	#49
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01-4-2011, 08:53 AM	#52
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01-4-2011, 09:02 AM	#54
MrMagic5239 FFR Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 36 Posts: 4,096	Re: How do you pronounce epitome? There is actually a couple of other songs on FFR I'd like to know how to properly pronounce. Naisyaodakunyan Kakke Eacho Kyrie Mou Uta Shika Kikoenai Nanairopanda Beadumaegen Caixa D'aqua Ievan Polka That's just to name a few. __________________ ~Grand Chase Stats~ Elesis (Knight/Spearman/Sword Master/ Savior) Lvl 80/80, MP Bars 4/4 EXP Rank 1 Lire (Archer/Crossbowmen/Arch Ranger/Nova) Lvl 80/80, MP Bars 4/4, EXP Rank 1 Arme (Mage/Alchemist/Warlock/Battle Mage) Lvl 80/80 MP Bars 4/4, EXP Rank 1 Ronan (Spell Knight/Dragon Knight/Aegis Knight/Abyss Knight) Lvl 80/80, MP Bars 4/4, EXP Rank 1 Lass (Thief/Assassin/Dark Assassin/Striper) Lvl 80/80, MP Bars 4, EXP Rank 1 Ryan (Druid/Sentinel/Viken/Xenocider) Lvl 80/80, MP Bars 4/4, EXP Rank 1 Amy (Dancer/Musician/Siren/Superstar) Lvl 78/80, MP Bars 4/4, EXP Rank 13 Sieghart (Gladiator/Warlord/Duelist/Prime Knight) Lvl 80/80, MP Bars 4/4, EXP Rank 1 Jin (Fighter/Shisa/Asura/Rama) Lvl 80/80, MP Bars 4/4 EXP Rank 1 Zero (Seeker/Wanderer) Lvl 79/80, MP Bars 4/4 EXP Rank 9 Dio (Stygian/Drakar//Leviathan) Lvl 80/80, MP Bars 4/4, EXP Rank 1 Rin (Caller) Lvl 77/80, MP Bars 4/4, EXP Rank 32 Rufus (Bounty Hunter/Killer/Ravager/Arbiter) Lvl 80/80, MP Bars 4/4, EXP Rank 1 Ley (Summoner/Harbringer) lvl 79/80, MP Bars 4/4, EXP Rank 21 Asin (Desciple) Lvl 80/80, MP Bars 4/4, EXP Rank 1 (Eastern Rain Liquid Jade aquired)

01-4-2011, 09:08 AM	#55
devonin Very Grave Indeed Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 42 Posts: 10,120	Re: How do you pronounce epitome? The trick I've always found to pronounciation of Japanese words is to remember that every vowel gets a syllable. I'm sure that's not always correct, but it seems to work for me generally.

01-4-2011, 09:44 AM	#56
Reach FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Age: 39 Posts: 7,471	Re: How do you pronounce epitome? I'm a dictionary fiend, so none of these words are particularly hard to say. Also, they're fairly common words. Try something like, Tergiversant, Eleemosynary or Autochthonous. None of them are too hard to say, but most people haven't heard any of them before and won't say them right. __________________ Last edited by Reach; 01-4-2011 at 09:47 AM..

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Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	Re: How do you pronounce epitome? Cthulhu!

01-4-2011, 11:07 AM	#60
smartdude1212 2 is poo Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 34 Posts: 6,687	Re: How do you pronounce epitome? Anybody who has taken a French class should recognize autochthonous (in the form of l'autochtone, perhaps, which means Aboriginal). That's how I know how to properly pronounce that one. As for eleemosynary, it's el-uh-maw-sin-air-ee. And tergiversant looks enough like tergiverser (again, French, although I feel as if I saw tergiverser in my Latin text somewhere) that I'd guess the English pronunciation would be ter-ji-verse-awnt but I'm probably wrong here.

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