Aihrde?

Realmsbard · Post by **Realmsbard** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:13 am

how is Aihrde pronounced?

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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:42 am

I say it air day. Probably wrong, though. Then again, I bet the trolls don't know either.
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Rigon · Post by **Rigon** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:12 am

Much like the German Erde (meaning World). But bieng the A-mer-can slob that I am, I pronounce it as Tree does, Air-day.
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:42 am

My wife, who took German in college, says it is more likely to be pronounced like air-d.
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Realmsbard · Post by **Realmsbard** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:25 pm

Ya know this kind of name is a pet peeve of mine. You find this kind thing in all types of fantasy. I think it detracts from the story. Its hard to remember a place or person who has a name that you stumble over every time you read it.

It sure makes it hard for an old bard to write a balled about Sir Kjntortdq killing the dread dragon Psdtfzk.

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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:37 pm

Treebore wrote:
My wife, who took German in college, says it is more likely to be pronounced like air-d.

Heh, before the name change, I think I was pronouncing it Urd. And then seeing the spelling of Aihrde ~ "air-d" seems right.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:23 pm

Rig is right, at least from a German perspective. This is how I always pronounced it, but I have heard it pronounced a few different ways from the Troll Lords and related folk. SO, it would be nice for an official word... but I'm thinking it's Air'deh.

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Stuie · Post by **Stuie** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:55 pm

I pronounce it "aired" rhymes with "laired" or "cared". So obviously any other pronunciation is just wrong.
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Dristram · Post by **Dristram** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:54 am

Omote wrote:
SO, it would be nice for an official word... but I'm thinking it's Air'deh.

That's the closest to the German way of saying it. And how I now pronounce it, but used to say it as, "erd".

Realmsbard · Post by **Realmsbard** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:30 pm

Stuie wrote:
I pronounce it "aired" rhymes with "laired" or "cared". So obviously any other pronunciation is just wrong.

I like it.

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Maliki · Post by **Maliki** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:18 am

I always pronounced it "erd".
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:38 am

Stuie wrote:
I pronounce it "aired" rhymes with "laired" or "cared". So obviously any other pronunciation is just wrong.

I think this would be my favorite pronunciation, IF one were too ROLL those "R"s ~ Aihrrrrrrrde - a la Scottish or Celtic/Irish.

Say, let's ask a Leprechaun then, shall we?
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