SteveThaiBinh Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 It's nothing to do with that, it's a feature of English that it's very flexible and a particular combination of letters can support a number of diferent pronunciations. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 No one is going to know beforehand how to pronounce 'Rekoyl' and 'Recoyle', or where to put stresses, seeing as how they are made up words. Might as well have a genuine Swedish word no one can pronounce. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 If it means 'recoil', then go with an English spelling that's closer and with less ambiguous pronunciation, like 'Rekoyl' or 'Recoyle'. You can insert a hyphen after the prefix re- if you like: 'Re-koil' etc... This is a lame marketing gimmick. If they want to call it 'Recoil' in English, call it that. Don't bastardise the spelling or you'll just suffer the original problem all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I think you're underestimating the value inherent in it being difficult to pronounce/hard to decode. If people have to think twice about your name it's better than once. It's like the gods names in Cthulhu. My favourite project name of all time has to be HAMMERFALL. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowtrain Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Nyarlathotep Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Nyarlathotep See? Without meaning to I scanned that three times. Even though I already know how it is pronounced and what it means. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now