« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3   Go Down

Author Topic: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?  (Read 4854 times)

Offline Fleet

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 633
Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« on: September 05, 2010, 08:51:23 pm »
Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?

I have been saying it like nine (9) zool (rhymes with cool), but I have no idea if this is correct. I figure the "u" could be like in "bull" maybe.

Also, if you think you have some weird non-standard pronunciation, or nickname, do share!
Logged

Offline keith.lamothe

  • Arcen Games Staff
  • Arcen Staff
  • Zenith Council Member Mark III
  • *****
  • Posts: 19,505
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2010, 09:14:24 pm »
I've never actually heard Chris pronounce it, but my guess is Nein as in the german word, and Zul as... as it looks ;)  With the short u sound.  Or, potentially as in "zool", basically like Zul-jin from WC2 or the many many "Zul" prefixes in WoW.
Logged
Have ideas or bug reports for one of our games? Mantis for Suggestions and Bug Reports. Thanks for helping to make our games better!

Offline raptor331

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 313
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2010, 10:15:20 pm »
lol I'm with with keith, Neinzul seems really german..
Logged

Offline wyvern83

  • Sr. Member Mark II
  • ****
  • Posts: 398
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2010, 10:27:36 pm »
I also agree with Keith, I can't think of it being pronounced any other way.
Logged

Offline HellishFiend

  • Hero Member Mark II
  • *****
  • Posts: 758
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2010, 10:32:56 pm »
Keith said two different things... Which are you guys agreeing with?  ??? :)
Logged
Time to roll out another ball of death.

Offline MaxAstro

  • Sr. Member Mark II
  • ****
  • Posts: 345
  • Love, Peace, and Calvinball
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2010, 12:07:38 am »
I've been pronouncing it "nayne-zool" (nein like rein but with an 'n', and then zul as in "Vengeance for Zul-jin" :p )*.  Never even occurred to me that it might be pronounced differently.  xD

*Before you ask, I've never played WoW, but I'm a big fan of that other WarCraft game...
Logged

Offline Vinraith

  • Hero Member Mark II
  • *****
  • Posts: 806
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2010, 01:27:23 am »
I've also been pronouncing it as quasi-German: nine - zool.
« Last Edit: September 06, 2010, 01:15:38 pm by Vinraith »
Logged

Offline wyvern83

  • Sr. Member Mark II
  • ****
  • Posts: 398
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2010, 08:57:12 am »
Quote from: HellishFiend on September 05, 2010, 10:32:56 pm
Keith said two different things... Which are you guys agreeing with?  ??? :)

It's how Vinraith wrote it.
Logged

Offline keith.lamothe

  • Arcen Games Staff
  • Arcen Staff
  • Zenith Council Member Mark III
  • *****
  • Posts: 19,505
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2010, 09:06:23 am »
Oh, if someone hunts up the recent interview Jordan Rivas did with Chris, there's probably an example in there ;)
Logged
Have ideas or bug reports for one of our games? Mantis for Suggestions and Bug Reports. Thanks for helping to make our games better!

Offline Draco18s

  • Resident Velociraptor
  • Core Member Mark V
  • *****
  • Posts: 4,251
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2010, 01:14:59 pm »
I've been saying "Nine- zuhl."
Logged

Offline Spikey00

  • Lord of just 5 Colony Ships
  • Master Member Mark II
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,704
  • And he sayeth to sea worm, thou shalt wriggle
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2010, 02:00:20 pm »
Chris needs to record a tutorial video on how to pronounce all these wacky names; I wonder how he comes up with all this stuff, maybe with beer.

"Arson--I mean Arken"
"Zeeenithe"
"Tiddlywinks"
"Nein-ZoOoOOL"
"AI War"

::)
Logged
I'd take a sea worm any time over a hundred emotionless spinning carriers.
irc.appliedirc.com / #aiwar
AI War Facebook
AI War Steam Group

Offline Vinraith

  • Hero Member Mark II
  • *****
  • Posts: 806
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2010, 02:03:27 pm »
Now that Spikey mentions it, I'd been meaning to ask: is that "c" in Arcen hard or soft? I'd been assuming soft all this time...
Logged

Offline wyvern83

  • Sr. Member Mark II
  • ****
  • Posts: 398
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #12 on: September 06, 2010, 06:55:12 pm »
Quote from: Draco18s on September 06, 2010, 01:14:59 pm
I've been saying "Nine- zuhl."

That reads the same as 'Nine-zool' to me, zool as pronounced like school, cool, or pool. Zuhl works to in my book, I've never been big on phonetic spelling that dictionaries use.
Logged

Offline Draco18s

  • Resident Velociraptor
  • Core Member Mark V
  • *****
  • Posts: 4,251
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2010, 10:42:05 pm »
Quote from: wyvern83 on September 06, 2010, 06:55:12 pm
Quote from: Draco18s on September 06, 2010, 01:14:59 pm
I've been saying "Nine- zuhl."

That reads the same as 'Nine-zool' to me, zool as pronounced like school, cool, or pool. Zuhl works to in my book, I've never been big on phonetic spelling that dictionaries use.

Fine.

nine-z l

As in cup or up.
Logged

TheMachineIsSentient

  • Guest
Re: Whats the correct pronunciation of "Neinzul"?
« Reply #14 on: September 06, 2010, 10:45:36 pm »
Maybe Chris is a fan of Ghostbusters?That's how I pronounce it.
Logged
Pages: [1] 2 3   Go Up
« previous next »