Pronouncing game titles (starting with Ys)

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Just thought of another game. See pic.
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Depends on if it's supposed to be a German word or not. English and German pronounce the ei vowel pair completely oppositely.
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MrPopo wrote:Depends on if it's supposed to be a German word or not. English and German pronounce the ei vowel pair completely oppositely.
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TEKTORO wrote:How bout Napishtim or however its spelled Ys game,Boy thats a tricky one.
That's an easy one. "nuh-pish-tim". It's from Utnapishtim, the equivalent to Noah in the Babylonian Gilgamesh epic.
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o.pwuaioc wrote:
TEKTORO wrote:How bout Napishtim or however its spelled Ys game,Boy thats a tricky one.
That's an easy one. "nuh-pish-tim". It's from Utnapishtim, the equivalent to Noah in the Babylonian Gilgamesh epic.
Awesome, thanks for sharing.
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o.pwuaioc wrote:
TEKTORO wrote:How bout Napishtim or however its spelled Ys game,Boy thats a tricky one.
That's an easy one. "nuh-pish-tim". It's from Utnapishtim, the equivalent to Noah in the Babylonian Gilgamesh epic.
This is correct. Plus, people who play the game will hear this, as the game has voice acting.
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