Consider the following
Saxophone - Persephone
Sax-oh-fo-nay
Huh, the way I say Persephone (per-seh-fuh-knee), Saxophone would be pronounced sax-aw-fuh-knee or maybe sax-oh-phony (the way I say saxophone normally in my accent is sacks-uh-phone)
Yeah, “ay” at the end is closer to the original Greek than the “ee” way we say it in English.
TIL, thanks!
Michael Bublé - Google
This one is cursed
MalEcoLes ParTecUles
This reminded me I play an online game with a guy who signs in as Testicles, the Greek philosopher.
Ah yes, I for one live by the Testiclecratic Oath.
My partner recently bought me a stuffed cat that has giant balls. It’s hilarious, long story. Anyway I’ve named him Bophades.
Bophades
I’m familiar with the legend, yes.
Can someone help me out and tell me how they would be pronounced?
I think I got par-teh-cleese.
Moe-leck-you-leese?
What you wrote looks right to me.
Mol-eh-cue-lees
Par-tik-lees
Par-tik-lees
Probably pronounced the same but my brain breaks it up like this:
Part-ih-klees
Testicules or Testiklees?
Testicles doesn’t have a U in it, so the second one.
Moe-leh-cleese, to make it more like Hercules = Heracles in Greek.
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Brain has been patched. I can’t undo this now.
Lemme ruin ‘testicles’ for ya too.
One man’s ruin is another man’s treasure
Poseidon’s naughty child, Barnacles.
Particle man particle man
when he’s underwater does he get wet? or does the water get him, instead?
Nobody knows
Does whatever a particle can!
What does “let’s meet those headlines” mean?
Meet those headlines [with all the flair that they give science journalism]
I petition that henceforth all words be pronounced in the spirit of Greek heroes
“My testicles itch.”
All hail the mighty Testicules!
All hail the great Johncles
I find this hilarious
Where do I sign?
Reminds me of the fact that Helicopter is a compound noun of helico (spiral) and pter (wing).
So you’re saying it’s pronounced helicopter, and not helicopter?
And it’s also spelled accordingly!
I love me some Buffalo chicken pters.
Incontinentia Buttocks
This really should be on change.org.
Yup, just as any other useless petition that does nothing lol
I will never not pronounce them that way now that I have seen this.
Got my vote
Uripades? Umendades?