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siriusly salvatore:
are you ever just reading a book
and you come across word that
you don' t know how to
pronounce so you just go
in your head
when it' s someones name and you
have to keep doing that for the rest
of the book
And then if that book gets turned into
a movie, they will pronounce the
characters name and you just sit
there in the cinemas like the **** just
happened to me
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#1 - DrollHumor ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
I've done that with the words "niche" and "macabre".
I know how to pronounce them correctly now, but I still read them as "nitch" and "maka-bray"
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User avatar #32 to #1 - johmi ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
I would always think melancholy was something like melahn-kolee because such a dark word sounding like a combination of melons and cauliflower just seems silly.

That and before harry potter came out as a movie hermione was her-moyn
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User avatar #47 to #32 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
is that how it is spelled? I have always thought it was "meloncally". I have never seen that word written. Neat
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User avatar #98 to #1 - billyblooper (01/10/2016) [-]
indubitably
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User avatar #62 to #1 - oishiine (01/10/2016) [-]
I can't believe this story you're telling me , Its macabre just remember this gay porn clip and you'll never forget
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#12 to #1 - CosplayNinja ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
My word was cacophony. It seems to happen to kids who read books past their general age groups. My teacher looked shocked when I brought up one of my mom's novels and asked her how to pronounce it.
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#92 to #12 - anon (01/10/2016) [-]
Well maybe you shouldn't have brought one of your moms Harlequins to school.
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#100 to #92 - CosplayNinja ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Nah, it was a Stephen King or maybe Christopher Golden book if I remember right.
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User avatar #25 to #1 - grovesimus (01/10/2016) [-]
Niche is like niish and macabre is pronounced like makaabr
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User avatar #27 to #1 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
niche has two pronunciations. one is like "nich" the other is "neech"
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#89 to #27 - anon (01/10/2016) [-]
both are accepted, sure.
one proves you a fool though.
only pronounce it as neech if you want others to actually respect you and think you have a ******* brain.

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User avatar #39 to #27 - agronimo (01/10/2016) [-]
And... what's exactly the difference between nich and neech?
I'm not anglophone, I honestly have no ******* clue
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User avatar #40 to #39 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
How you say it. Both are accepted ways of saying niche.
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User avatar #42 to #40 - agronimo (01/10/2016) [-]
But are they said differently? Ithought double E equaled I in english
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User avatar #93 to #42 - newtamalego (01/10/2016) [-]
double e is an E sound like Knee and Tree

the I was an i sound like mitch and ditch
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#104 to #93 - agronimo (01/10/2016) [-]
I still can't see the difference
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User avatar #48 to #42 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
It is of french origin. One is the french pronunciation, the other is English. Both are accepted as correct. (most loan words have many different pronunciations)
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#88 to #1 - cadenzas (01/10/2016) [-]
i always see 'epitome' as ep-uh-t-ohm
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User avatar #18 to #1 - bojesus (01/10/2016) [-]
My word is cache. I keep reading it as "cash-ay".
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User avatar #28 to #18 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
Two pronunciations. "Cash-ay" and "cash"
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User avatar #63 to #28 - bojesus (01/10/2016) [-]
Are you sure your not thinking of cachet?
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User avatar #50 to #28 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
I always pronounced it cash-é....
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User avatar #51 to #50 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
French loan word. Both are accepted. "Cash" is english version, "Cash-eh?" is the french version. In english, both are accepted. Finally my major in english pays off.
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User avatar #52 to #51 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Alright, since im a non native speaker, i will resort to asking you whenever im not sure how to pronounce a word.
I already got one too, its Deity.
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User avatar #53 to #52 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
Two of this one as well.
"die-ity"
And
"dee- ity"
both are commonly accepted, but a priest may prefer one over the other based off the specific case.
dēədē, and dāədē Are the technical pronunciations.
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User avatar #65 to #53 - Tusura (01/10/2016) [-]
Day-it-ee is also accepted.
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User avatar #67 to #65 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
second on in the spoiler mate.
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User avatar #68 to #67 - Tusura (01/10/2016) [-]
Right on. I missed that for some reason.
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User avatar #55 to #53 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Thank you, tomato~
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User avatar #23 to #18 - pyrointheface (01/10/2016) [-]
is that... not how you say it???
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User avatar #26 to #23 - flamingpie (01/10/2016) [-]
pronounced Cash
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User avatar #41 to #26 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
Or cash-ay. Its one of the words that has multiple pronunciations.
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User avatar #43 to #41 - flamingpie (01/10/2016) [-]
Really? Huh, didn't know, thank you for educating me and not being a dick about it on the internet. Thumb for you.
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User avatar #45 to #43 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
All of the words in this thread are like that. I learned that macabre has two pronunciations.
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User avatar #86 to #1 - ChuckNorrisVsMRT ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Dude it's all just tomato tomato.
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User avatar #2 to #1 - lathyrusvii (01/10/2016) [-]
Uh. Is that... not... how do?
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User avatar #3 to #2 - DrollHumor ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Niche is pronounced "knee-shhhh"

and Macabre is "ma-cob"

English is weird.
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User avatar #6 to #3 - couriernine ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Macabre is pronounced like that because it's a french loan-word.
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User avatar #4 to #3 - lathyrusvii (01/10/2016) [-]
D: thank, based drollhumor.
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#16 to #3 - anon (01/10/2016) [-]
Oh I always thought it was mah-cab-reh
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User avatar #44 to #3 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
Niche is either "Knee-ish" or "Ni-shh" Both are accepted
Macabre is either məˈkäbrə or məˈkäb
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User avatar #31 to #3 - borderlineparanoid ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
I thought it was Ma-carb....
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#24 to #3 - anon (01/10/2016) [-]
Actually the most widespread accepted pronunciation of niche is, in fact, "nitch."
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User avatar #46 to #33 - elsenortamatoe (01/10/2016) [-]
Both are accepted.
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#11 - dreher (01/10/2016) [-]
Afasjdhasldasd hey macarena
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User avatar #9 - Shadow Guardian (01/10/2016) [-]
That's why J.K Rowling had Hermione pronounce her name in the fourth book.
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User avatar #10 to #9 - needsauceadmisblan (01/10/2016) [-]
it was too far in at that point
she was hare=moeans-ie
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User avatar #14 to #9 - avarius (01/10/2016) [-]
Hermione was luckily never a problem for me, since they used the "translation" in the german version.
But I always pronounced Seamus as it was written in my head. Until his name dropped in one of the movies and I learned that it's "Shamus" (or something like that).
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User avatar #29 to #9 - alfonshister (01/10/2016) [-]
In Germany her name is just "Hermine" without the O, and it's pronounced like
"Heir -mean - a"

i still don't know what the original version should sound like
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User avatar #87 to #29 - ChuckNorrisVsMRT ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
her-mian-e
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User avatar #34 to #29 - Chizypuff (01/10/2016) [-]
Her-mine-E
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User avatar #38 to #34 - Chizypuff (01/10/2016) [-]
Her-My-Uh-Knee
don't stress the "Uh"
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User avatar #36 to #34 - alfonshister (01/10/2016) [-]
ye sorry. didn't mean to sound this gay.
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User avatar #37 to #36 - Chizypuff (01/10/2016) [-]
u wot
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User avatar #90 to #9 - rainbowisbestpone (01/10/2016) [-]
When i read plague few years ago i read Dr Rieux like you write it. When someone asked how to spell his surname and my teacher said it's "Rie". I **** you not, French surnames are ****** up.
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#21 - weirdokiller (01/10/2016) [-]
I used to do this a lot. Especially with the names of people and places. I read like 10-20 books one summer so I could compete in a trivia challenge in my school called "battle of the books". Half the questions they asked I had no idea who they were talking about because I hadn't learned how the names sounded, just how they looked. Immediately after one of my teammates or rivals answered the question I would realize who they were talking about and get furious with myself for not being the one to hit the buzzer. For example if one of the books was lord of the rings one of the questions would be like, "Who is the human who convinced Bilbo Baggins to go on an adventure to help the dwarves retake their homeland?" and I would be like " **** ...it was the tall awesome wizard guy...NONE ESHALL PASS...Gambini the White?" Then the other team would buzz in and yell "Gandalf" and I would caught between being intrigued by the pronunciation resisting the urge to yell "YOU MOTHER ****** " to the person who actually learned how to pronounce words.
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#77 to #21 - bakawaka (01/10/2016) [-]
they let you in a battle of the books and you couldn't sound out Gandalf?
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User avatar #15 - platinumaltaria ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
>complains that immigrants can't speak the language
>has trouble with their native tongue
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#17 to #15 - anon (01/10/2016) [-]
who here is complaining about about immigrants not speaking a language? or are you just being a big presumptuous arse?
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User avatar #19 to #17 - platinumaltaria ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Several people...
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User avatar #54 to #19 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
I think its more about REFUSING to TRY to learn the language.

I can defend myself in 5 lanugages, speak none perfectly and only the french and west-switzers complain because **** french
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User avatar #56 to #54 - platinumaltaria ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
**** you and everything you love
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User avatar #57 to #56 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Holy **** , are you ok?
Did someone tell you you're a boy again?
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User avatar #58 to #57 - platinumaltaria ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Your parents never loved you and it's your fault that guy committed suicide
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User avatar #59 to #58 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Dude, its ok, you're not a real girl so you don't have sand in your vagina.
Its just your imagination~
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User avatar #60 to #59 - platinumaltaria ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
I would happily push a sharp object through your trachea for half a sandwich.
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User avatar #61 to #60 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
and i'd happily push my phallic limb into your but so long that you'll really feel like a girl~
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User avatar #66 to #61 - platinumaltaria ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
You literally have a tiny dick, gtfo
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User avatar #69 to #66 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Oh you~
Go on, its funny!
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User avatar #70 to #69 - platinumaltaria ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Why don't you just kill yourself already, since the only thing you're ever going to contribute to the world is your ass to Uncle Mike when you were 6.
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User avatar #71 to #70 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
come on, try harder. Im a spic so its unlikely that my uncle's called mike.
Try again~
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User avatar #72 to #71 - platinumaltaria ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
nah **** you
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User avatar #73 to #72 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
What, did your mama raise you to be a quitter?
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User avatar #75 to #73 - platinumaltaria ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
**** off
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User avatar #76 to #75 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
What, is that the best you've got?
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#78 to #76 - anonymousfinn (01/10/2016) [-]
What the hell is this convo you guys had?
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User avatar #79 to #78 - erotictentacle ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
Dunno, he's just insulting me and im encouraging him
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#22 to #19 - anon (01/10/2016) [-]
**anonymous used "*roll picture*"**
**anonymous rolled image**no?
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User avatar #30 to #15 - alfonshister (01/10/2016) [-]
are you just looking for a reasont o complain or is this the wrong content?
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User avatar #49 to #30 - platinumaltaria ONLINE (01/10/2016) [-]
I'm just posting before I die
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#64 to #49 - anon (01/10/2016) [-]
so is everyone
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User avatar #94 - corsairjoshua (01/10/2016) [-]
It's a lot worse when you read fantasy novels. Some of those names are ******* ridiculous.
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#82 - anon (01/10/2016) [-]
Hermy-one Granger.

Although once the fourth book came out, JK Rowling had her pronounce her name to Viktor Krum, making it easier for the readers understand.
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#91 to #82 - anonmynous (01/10/2016) [-]
In my head I always called her "her-me-own"
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#13 - gilliam (01/10/2016) [-]
Got that a lot in Metro 2033 and 2035.
MFW trying to pronounce the names of all the characters and places.
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#80 - greendragonking (01/10/2016) [-]
mine was diplomacy
pronounced it de-plo-mancy
still miss up once in a while
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#83 to #80 - anon (01/10/2016) [-]
That's just ******* stupid
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User avatar #97 to #80 - thesunpraiser (01/10/2016) [-]
Diplomancy. The magical school of negotiation.
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#85 - mankey (01/10/2016) [-]
Pronunciation is important.
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User avatar #81 - tankerdude (01/10/2016) [-]
did that with Hork-Bajir from Animorphs
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User avatar #99 to #81 - servantd (01/10/2016) [-]
I just sounded it out wicked cool story though
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#5 - genocidalhamster (01/10/2016) [-]
GIF
Did this with the word awry. I thought it was Ah-reeee and found out its actually uh rye. what the **** .
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#20 - thechosentroll (01/10/2016) [-]
GIF
Usually happens to me with anime, so I just use nicknames instead. It's especially bad if I end up having to talk about the show to someone. You get **** like "Frankly, I only watched Bleach for the parts with captain Sworddick or the murderous cyclops. The bits with Slim Shady or Jetstream Sam were cool too. Same goes for mr. Freeze and the bitch with the dying anime mom hair. Come to think of it, I liked pretty much all the bits that didn't feature Ginger Prime or Tits McGee. Or Emo Batman.".

I occasionally do it in MOBAs, too, where I just compare everyone to my favorite character. For example, all the SMITE mages were:
Fire Scylla, Bee Scylla, Dog Scylla, Dragon Scylla, Scylla with tits, Mute Scylla, Scyllabot 1.0, Bitch Scylla, Water Scylla, Schizophrenic Scylla, Chicken Scylla, Scyllabot 2.0, Ssssssssscylla, MILF Scylla, Naked Scylla, Less ****** Water Scylla, Bird Scylla, Scylla: Original, THIS SCYLLA'S ON FAYAAAAAAH!, Scylla with a beard, Scyllachu and Fat Scylla with anger management issues.

In League there was **** like Dog Jax, PMSing Jax (Darius), Jax in fishnets, Jax Hellsing, Jax Lee, Jell-o Jax, Emo Jax, Jax on meth or Veigar with tits, Veigar without tits, Veigar of Arabia, Fullmetal Veigar: Brotherhood, Veigar with a plug tail, Ripped Veigar, Russian Veigar and a whooooooooole lot of other dumb **** .
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#96 - rollingpicture (01/10/2016) [-]
**rollingpicture used "*roll picture*"**
**rollingpicture rolled image**

Hermione... Just... hermione...
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User avatar #103 - FuckYouFatBen (01/10/2016) [-]
Uncultured fencer here, my same problem with D'Artagnan.
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#102 - critizer (01/10/2016) [-]
I often used made up nick names because i didn't feel like reading names correctly over and over again, especially the long ones. Dumbledore was DDog
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User avatar #101 - beefkakes (01/10/2016) [-]
This happened a few times for me with some characters names and even after I hear the correct pronunciation for the name, I can't bring myself to change the characters name.

An example for this is a character named Volle, I would always say it as "Volley", but it's supposed to rhyme with wall like "Vall"
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#95 - anon (01/10/2016) [-]
Her-mee-oh-nee ... c'mon, I can't be the only kid who pronounced it wrong before they started filming Harry Potter.
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User avatar #84 - daentraya (01/10/2016) [-]
... I couldnt even spell Danys name, let alone pronounce it. it really ruins the immersion when reading
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User avatar #74 - emiyashirou (01/10/2016) [-]
14 thousand ******* pages of Wheel of Time, and I still don't know how to pronounce 'Aes Sedai'
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