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Re: Random Thoughts Thread

by GSZX1337 Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:35 pm

Dylan wrote:
final fight cd wrote:according to wiki, vay for the sega cd is pronounced VIE (rhymes with tie), not VAY (which rhymes with gay).

Along that line, apparently Gradius is pronounced "Gray dee us", not "Grad ee us".

...God dammit. I've been pronouncing it as "Grah Dee Us" for as long as I can remember. Now I feel like a fucking tool.
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by Snickerd00dle Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:56 pm

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Re: Random Thoughts Thread

by Ack Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:30 pm

GSZX1337 wrote:
Dylan wrote:
final fight cd wrote:according to wiki, vay for the sega cd is pronounced VIE (rhymes with tie), not VAY (which rhymes with gay).

Along that line, apparently Gradius is pronounced "Gray dee us", not "Grad ee us".

...God dammit. I've been pronouncing it as "Grah Dee Us" for as long as I can remember. Now I feel like a fucking tool.


Don't feel bad, I pronounce it the same way.

Oh, and it turns out Fatal Fury is pronounced Fah-Tal Foo Ree. It's actually Klingon.
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Re: Random Thoughts Thread

by dsheinem Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:42 pm

Ack wrote:
GSZX1337 wrote:
Dylan wrote:Along that line, apparently Gradius is pronounced "Gray dee us", not "Grad ee us".

...God dammit. I've been pronouncing it as "Grah Dee Us" for as long as I can remember. Now I feel like a fucking tool.


Don't feel bad, I pronounce it the same way.

Oh, and it turns out Fatal Fury is pronounced Fah-Tal Foo Ree. It's actually Klingon.


And "Ack" is pronounced "truh - ohl"
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Re: Random Thoughts Thread

by noiseredux Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:49 pm

Is Ikaruga eye-ka-roo-ga ?
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by Ack Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:53 pm

I can't say Irakuga.
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Re: Random Thoughts Thread

by jfrost Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:01 pm

GSZX1337 wrote:
Dylan wrote:
final fight cd wrote:according to wiki, vay for the sega cd is pronounced VIE (rhymes with tie), not VAY (which rhymes with gay).

Along that line, apparently Gradius is pronounced "Gray dee us", not "Grad ee us".

...God dammit. I've been pronouncing it as "Grah Dee Us" for as long as I can remember. Now I feel like a fucking tool.

It's Grah-dee-oos. Proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sKx8qofJPI
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Re: Random Thoughts Thread

by Dylan Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:34 pm

jfrost wrote:It's Grah-dee-oos. Proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sKx8qofJPI

Great, now I've been wrong twice.
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Re: Random Thoughts Thread

by GSZX1337 Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:37 pm

Dylan wrote:
jfrost wrote:It's Grah-dee-oos. Proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sKx8qofJPI

Great, now I've been wrong twice.

Hey, it was on the wiki entry.
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Re: Random Thoughts Thread

by Dylan Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:51 pm

GSZX1337 wrote:
Dylan wrote:
jfrost wrote:It's Grah-dee-oos. Proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sKx8qofJPI

Great, now I've been wrong twice.

Hey, it was on the wiki entry.

I'm not sure if I should feel justified for foolish for that.
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