Help with pronunciation (Chiggie ... ?)
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Help with pronunciation (Chiggie ... ?)
Okay, I've read it, I know what it means ... but I'm not sure I've ever actually said it out loud:
"deus ex machina"
And now I'm paranoid of getting it wrong. Pardon my Ebonics, but would it be like this phonetically?
DAY-us Ecks MASH-in-uh
(Keeping in mind that I speak American English, of course ...)
"deus ex machina"
And now I'm paranoid of getting it wrong. Pardon my Ebonics, but would it be like this phonetically?
DAY-us Ecks MASH-in-uh
(Keeping in mind that I speak American English, of course ...)
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Re: Help with pronunciation (Chiggie ... ?)
Yeah, I try to avoid saying it out loud around people myself...
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Did you look here http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ ... %20machina? there's a clumsy pronunciation but it's most likely correct.
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Re: Help with pronunciation (Chiggie ... ?)
"deus ex machina"
I think I would pronounce it:
do- ex- MA she na
but that is mainly because the deus reminds me of the french word for two.
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Re: Help with pronunciation (Chiggie ... ?)
It's a hard K sound.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/ ... ex+machina" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Also with Latin there are almost always at least two ways to pronounce something. My Latin teacher said he was teaching us the more German way, and that's what's on this clip. I'm not sure if the more Italian way would say it differently.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/ ... ex+machina" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Also with Latin there are almost always at least two ways to pronounce something. My Latin teacher said he was teaching us the more German way, and that's what's on this clip. I'm not sure if the more Italian way would say it differently.
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Re: Help with pronunciation (Chiggie ... ?)
Ok, fuck links. The way to pronounce it is DAY-us EX MAH-KIN-AH. My English teacher taught me this in eighth grade.
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Nice one, Sloey. So you haven't been expelled from school yet?Sandwurm88 wrote:Ok, fuck links. The way to pronounce it is DAY-us EX MAH-KIN-AH. My English teacher taught me this in eighth grade.
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ZING!
(Poor Sloewurm, he don't get no respect. )
Sorry, I've been asleep! And playing on Twitter.
"DAY-us eks MAH-kee-nuh" is how I say it, FWIW.
(I guess you could get away with a "DEE-us" in the States. But listeners might confuse that with dies "day" (DEE-ess). Dies Irae "Day of Wrath" is another fun one. EE-ray or EAR-eye? )
(Poor Sloewurm, he don't get no respect. )
Sorry, I've been asleep! And playing on Twitter.
"DAY-us eks MAH-kee-nuh" is how I say it, FWIW.
(I guess you could get away with a "DEE-us" in the States. But listeners might confuse that with dies "day" (DEE-ess). Dies Irae "Day of Wrath" is another fun one. EE-ray or EAR-eye? )
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Re: Help with pronunciation (Chiggie ... ?)
I say "deuce ecks ma-SHEEN-a". Which is wrong.
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Re: Help with pronunciation (Chiggie ... ?)
Pronunciation pals?Hunchback Jack wrote:I say "deuce ecks ma-SHEEN-a". Which is wrong.
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that just sounds dirty ...
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Re: Help with pronunciation (Chiggie ... ?)
In this thread that's the whole point!SandRider wrote:that just sounds dirty ...
I learnt deus ex machina from The Simpsons actually. In one episode God resets everything by clapping his hands and saying DEUS EX MACHINA!
Anyway another one is non-sequiter (= does not follow; logically that is). How do you pronounce that? Non seh-quit-er or non seh-quite-er?
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Well, it always helps to spell it right.
This one's a lot easier: NON SEH-kwi-tuhr. (Like "Say, quitter!" but with the "say" shortened to the beginning of "SEven"?)
This one's a lot easier: NON SEH-kwi-tuhr. (Like "Say, quitter!" but with the "say" shortened to the beginning of "SEven"?)
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True.SandChigger wrote:Well, it always helps to spell it right.
This one's a lot easier: NON SEH-kwi-tuhr. (Like "Say, quitter!" but with the "say" shortened to the beginning of "SEven"?)
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West Texans had fun with furriners tryin' to say Chipotle
til them damn TacoBell commercials came out ....
how bout this one : chimera ....
til them damn TacoBell commercials came out ....
how bout this one : chimera ....
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I always knew how to say "chip-oat-lay". At least... I assume that's how you say it. That's how we do here.SandRider wrote:West Texans had fun with furriners tryin' to say Chipotle
til them damn TacoBell commercials came out ....
how bout this one : chimera ....
Chimera is "Keye-mare-ah" (eye, and mare like female horse)
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Re: Help with pronunciation (Chiggie ... ?)
I use same sounding in my head HBJ, even though I know its wrong, "MAAAK eh Na" always made me think of that macarena song, and would start it playing in my head.Hunchback Jack wrote:I say "deuce ecks ma-SHEEN-a". Which is wrong.
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Re: Help with pronunciation (Chiggie ... ?)
SandRider wrote:West Texans had fun with furriners tryin' to say Chipotle
til them damn TacoBell commercials came out ....
how bout this one : chimera ....
I read it as: C-mare-Rah (yes, I know...I have my own little language that makes no sense.)
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Ki mere rah.
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Anyone out there who actually says "GEE-tar"?
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whut th'fuck you thank ?
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Anyone out there who actually says "Gu-i-tar"?
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or Gwee-itter ?
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