I swear a kitten dies every time I hear podcasters pronounce aegis with a hard 'g'. It's killing me. It's like nails on a chalkboard. Guardians have the most attributes/traits that provide or enhance aegis. I'm a Guardian. Please stop f'ing up the pronunciation. <jk> Then again not, I kindly request you all stop the madness.
Reminds me of when I felt compelled to send Van Hemlock the pronunciation for Mines of Moria so they'd stop saying Mines of Mariah, as in Mariah Carey. They were good sports about it and responded on their podcast that Tolkien was saying it wrong.
[Tangent] I miss the Van Hemlock podcast. I really really do. I know from personal experience that life situations change and content producers have conflicting priorities. Unfortunately, it doesn't stop me from missing some of the "old greats" from my MMO podcasts subscription feed. *sigh*
Is this how you like it?
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=aegis
I remember the Van Hemlock "Moria" thing. Made me scream. And then there was the guys at EQ2-Daily who had problems with "Deity" for a while. Another cringe worthy moment.
Not that they matter at all in the long wrong, but it is amusing how little things like this can drive us nuts.
Posted by: Wilhelm Arcturus | October 30, 2012 at 01:21 PM
Aren't we all so touched in the head about what makes us crazy?? LOL
I also remember the EQ2 Daily guys pronouncing deity. I do not deny my preferences in what irks me or not can be rather twisted.
I can go either way with ajis or eejis, it's the hard 'g' that makes me nuts. I was listening to GBTV gang reviewing a Guardian build on Buildcast that was the tipping point for me. :-) Three people saying it that way over and over was more than I could stand.
Posted by: Alysianah aka Saylah | October 30, 2012 at 01:35 PM
So, I didn't see the kitten in the picture until the end... For the love of all... please say it correctly - save the kitten.
Posted by: sleepysam | October 30, 2012 at 02:33 PM
At the risk of playing devil's advocate here - the original word has a gamma, which back when I studied Ancient Greek at school was ALWAYS to be pronounced as a hard 'g' (stop sniggering - I'm not THAT old, but some few schools here in the UK still offer Ancient Greek as a subject and bully some few of us into studying it). If someone put "alpha iota gamma iota sigma" down in front of me for the first time, I would read it aloud as "EYE-giss".
Posted by: Tremayne | October 30, 2012 at 02:47 PM
Good lord, you said that just to kill more kittens, Tremayne. Admit it, you're a kitten killer!
Posted by: Alysianah aka Saylah | October 30, 2012 at 04:21 PM
Yup, the kitten gets it! I'm a man who designs call centres for a living, of COURSE I'm a kitten killer! :)
Doesn't mean I'm wrong though :)
Posted by: Tremayne | October 30, 2012 at 06:08 PM
Very sorry admitted Kitten Killer, I can find no such pronunciation (hard 'g'). hehe
Posted by: Alysianah aka Saylah | October 30, 2012 at 07:57 PM
Rock of Aegis,
cleft for me....
Posted by: Stabs | October 30, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Way to go, great example. I think most everyone knows that hymn and it's said "rock of aejis". It's a soft 'G' which is similar to a 'j' sound. Although I find the alternative "eejis" acceptable too like the two variations of saying "either".
Posted by: Alysianah aka Saylah | October 31, 2012 at 08:20 AM
Aren't Tim and John (the Van Hemlock guys) still podcasting over at vanhemlock.com?
Of course sometimes mispronunciation is just a dialect thing but sometimes it is just plain wrong. My own pet gripe is Bioware's rpg Dragon Age. They borrowed liberally from Celtic Lore for many of the character names but they then proceeded to mangle the pronunciations most horribly. Many of these names are still common in Ireland today so it really grated to hear them pronounced wrongly. My brother Eamon for example would cringe to be called Eeeemon (correct pronunciation sounds like Aye-mon).
Posted by: mbp | October 31, 2012 at 12:38 PM
MBP - for the sake of your blood pressure, stay away from the sylvari in Guild Wars 2. They have a Niamh pronounced "NYE-am"...
Posted by: Tremayne | October 31, 2012 at 02:17 PM
Nope, not unless something's wrong with my internet. They transitioned to How to Murder Time but stopped releasing shows in March. I even liked that format. Unfortunately, I see them both still active on their forums but no new shows that I've been able to find. If you have a link to something please do share.
Posted by: Alysianah aka Saylah | October 31, 2012 at 04:55 PM
P.S. but Eamon looks like it should be said Eeeemon. Not sure why someone would attempt to say it the other way. hmm.
Posted by: Alysianah aka Saylah | October 31, 2012 at 04:57 PM
Because the other way (Aye-mon) is the correct Gaelic pronunciation.
Posted by: mbp | November 01, 2012 at 02:50 PM
Lol, thanks for the warning.
It is funny how many fantasy titles borrow from Celtic mythology. Pity they just can't seem to handle the pronunciation.
Posted by: mbp | November 01, 2012 at 02:51 PM
Ah, I initially read your statement backward. DOH
Posted by: Alysianah aka Saylah | November 01, 2012 at 08:04 PM
Just pronounce it in french : égide with a soft g :)
Posted by: Sharaz | November 05, 2012 at 01:47 AM