Cultofrances voice post

[strangetomato]

This is for the pronunciation challenge at cultofrances:

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Heheh. Verdict: I am not eloquent. I knew I wouldn't get through that without getting chatty and saying "uhhhhh" a bunch of times, but there you have it.

I'm really liking this glimpse at how you all sound. It's so different from how I hear you in my mind.

Comments

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

LOL about you saying we sound different in your head, you sound different in my head! It was a bit odd hearing your voice, I have to admit.

And I ALWAYS say newFOUNDLAND. xDDD Now I know how to say it properly.

Am I the only one who says Pas-kuhl? Everyone seems to say it the way you do. D:

Also, What is With everyone messing up Frances's name? Poor Franny, he gets no love! D:

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

It's interesting to have a real voice to connect to a person. Your voice was pretty close to what I imagined for the sound of it (pitch, tone... whatever), but not the pronunciation. (I need to go back through those and comment... my parents have dial-up, so it was rough).

ARGH! Don't say FOUND, say "fnd", like you're barely bothering to say the middle part at all. Even "fin" is better than "found". The key is emphasis on the "land" at the end. (Sorry. I get all patriotic and worked up. :P)

I win! :D No, I think that's pretty cool that you say it that way, really. When I wrote that part, I was imagining all the different possibilities for accents, so it's nice to hear some variation there.

I was like "oooh, I messed it up." That was where my accent shines through, I think. I tried to correct it, but I was going to say Wurdington (or worse). :P I'm surprised my Smiths came out so well. I figured they'd sound like Smit, not Smith. That's how I'd say it at home, but I tend to use my more "proper" voice when I'm talking in a more formal setting.

Frances has a hard name, okay? It's a mouthful.

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

Really? People always say they imagine me to have a lighter voice (it's the gay thing, I supposedly have a deep voice compared to my fellow queers, IDK)

I looked up how to say it, so when I say it properly I say newFINlnd. It's still not right, but it's hard to read all those symbols at Wikipedia in the dictionary. :P

All in all, I think Vidcund had the most variation. Everyone seems to say it differently.

It is a lot to say, I'll admit. BUT IT'S NO EXCUSE.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Pshaw. That's silly. I thought it matched up with how you "sound" in writing just perfectly.

That would sound close. A good thing to keep in mind is to say the first part like you're saying Newfin' as if Newf were a verb and you're going Newfing. *snort* Newfin'-LAND. That would sound about right. (Learning this is important, remember. :P)

Yeah, it's a good one for that. That's why I'd like to read something longer. It would give more opportunity to notice details. Maybe I'll do it later.

You're right. As his cult, it's our duty to get it right.

[fapunf.livejournal.com]

Frances has a hard name, okay? It's a mouthful.

exactly!

[dothesmustle.livejournal.com]

Oops, that was just can account I needed to host my moodtheme with. XD

[dothesmustle.livejournal.com]

an*

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Stop confusing me! *snicker*

Is that the sim mood theme? Did you finish it?

[dothesmustle.livejournal.com]

Very, very close. I realized I used a lot of Ripp in it. My favorite is the one picture of him I used for "naughty."

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Sounds great. I would use a Ripp-only mood icon set. Who needs other characters? :P I can't wait to see naughty.

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

I love the username babby, REAL original. >:P

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

LMAO I say found too. I fail. D:

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

It's okay. Everyone does it. (I'll forgive you this one time, but you'd better get it right... :P) Saying New-found-LIND is the worst to me. It sounds so wrong.

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

I think I say a lot of things "wrong", from hearing all these voice posts. I pronounce "Chloe" and Loste" pretty much the same way.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I used to have Circe wrong, but I looked it up at some point. I used to think of it as having a hard C, like Kirk. I'm pretty awesome at not being able to figure out how to pronounce things until I've heard them spoken, or I've looked them up.

I like how you said Loste. It's more elegant than something that sounds exactly like lost (though I like how silly it is when it's just that).

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

I pronounce Roque the same way as well, even though I know it's supposed to be like rock. I also pronounce the Jaquet family like Jock-ay. I guess I like to make the names that are supposed to sound like actual words sound like last names instead.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I used to read/spell Roque as Rogue, so I've been "saying" his name that way for ages. I think it sounds cooler than rock, but it's WRONG.

[waywardgaze.livejournal.com]

That's the pronunciation I would have used, unfortunately - been living in the UK too long, I guess. They do such terrible things to place names! :) Now I know better.

[ikichi.livejournal.com]

I say Pas-kuhl. You're not alone! I guess (I should get off my butt and do one... I feel silly now for saying the "S" in Ophelia's last name.)

And Maxis messed up his name first!

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

I say Nig-MOS. Some people say Nigmoss (like Moss on rocks). I do say the s in her last name...

Yeah, but it's more adorable that way. :D

[ikichi.livejournal.com]

Someone said "Nig-mo" and it sorta made sense. (BTW the sim in your icon is adorable!)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I also say it as Nig-MOS. I can see how MO could be right too, but I like the way it sounds with the S at the end better.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

You should do one. Why not? Everyone's doin' it. *adds peer pressure*

Yes, it should be Francis. It is spelled that way in the Prima Guide, ya know... just not in the game.