Pronouncing race names

How do you pronounce the names of the races?

Here's how I pronounce the more complex ones:

Altarian: Al-tear(as in a piece of paper)-ian
Korx: Corks (Or is the X silent, like "core"? Can someone clarify?)
Torian: Tore-ian
Yor: Yore (rhymes with Lore)
Arcean: Arr-Kay-An (Or is it Ar-See-An?)
Drath: Gir-affth (Like giraffe, but with a th sound at the end instead of an f sound)
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I agree with all of your pronounciations except for the Drath, which I would pronounce D'wrath.
Reply #3 Top
I'd pronounce Arkean: Ar-Key-An, but that might just be me. Drath I would pronounce the same way as Glitch.
Reply #4 Top
"Altarian: Al-tear(as in a piece of paper)-ian
Korx: Corks (Or is the X silent, like "core"? Can someone clarify?)
Torian: Tore-ian
Yor: Yore (rhymes with Lore)
Arcean: Arr-Kay-An (Or is it Ar-See-An?)
Drath: Gir-affth (Like giraffe, but with a th sound at the end instead of an f sound) "

Ahl-TAR-ee-ann
Korx is pretty straightforward
Tor-EE-ann
Yo-Ray (this is how a german might say this)
Arcean, you covered the bases on that i think
Drath, i say Draath, like Dre+thh

Maybe some Brits could help out on how they would say these, i have found that English is not a language that has rules only moments. American, British and Continental (Europe) would pronounce the words differently, who knows what you would come up with in China, ie someone who learned Brit english, listens to American music and then adds his own spin according to the sounds his native tongue makes.


Reply #5 Top
Maybe some Brits could help out on how they would say these


Miles ahead of you

I say old fruit, would you be so kind as to pass the teapot, what what?
Reply #6 Top
I strongly disagree with all of the above statements.
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I say old fruit, would you be so kind as to pass the teapot, what what?


How dare you! Sheesh, any knowledge of England would teach you that the teapot is passed automatically, as we are all telekinetic in our prim and proper ways.

Drath I just pronounce "Drath". Like Gee-rath, but very quick first syllable.
I agree with the OP on the others.
Reply #8 Top
Altarian - ay-lee-an-scum
Korx - stu-pid-ay-lee-an-scum
Torian - fish-ees
Yor - toe-stirs
Arcean - war-ko-ver
Drath - annoying back-stabbing b*st*rds

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Maybe some Brits could help out on how they would say these, i have found that English is not a language that has rules only moments. American, British and Continental (Europe) would pronounce the words differently, who knows what you would come up with in China, ie someone who learned Brit english, listens to American music and then adds his own spin according to the sounds his native tongue makes.


As a Scottish Standard English speaker:

Altarian: Al-tahrr-ian (If you're American, try pronouncing "how" very slowly. If you say it something like h-a-oo, then that "a" is how I pronounce the middle vowel in "Altarian")
Korx: Corks
Torian: Tore-ian
Yor: Yor (Rhymes with "for" in my version of English, should use the same vowel as in American pronunciations of "caught" and "corse")
Arcean: Ar-See-An
Drath: Drath (like "draft" but with a different ending)

(The examples of American pronunciations relate to General American, and may not apply to regional varieties. if you have a regional accent, put on your best "American News Anchor" or "Vaguely Midwestern" voice and try it my examples if they're not working out for you normally)

Since I speak Scottish Standard English, my pronunciations will likely differ from pronunciations in England, since Scots pronounce vowels differently. But I can make a guess at how some accents in Britain would pronounce these, such as Recieved Pronunciation (Queen's and BBC English):

Altarian: Al-tah-rian
Korx: Co:ks (Difficult to describe this one. Basically, the "o" is soft and is made for twice the length, while the "r " is dropped)
Torian: Tore-ian
Yor: Yo: (If you got Korx, then drop the "ks" and change the initial consonant)
Arcean: Ah:-see-an (Again, double length "Ah" drop the r)
Drath: Drath (like "draft" but with a different ending)

Regional accents I wouldn't be able to produce with much accuracy, I'm afraid.
Reply #11 Top
Pffffft, a topic like this would imply that the races' names are hard to pronounce.

Try saying Mmrnmhrm, from Star Control, on the other hand...
Reply #12 Top
Drath: I've always pronounced it Droth, or Dra'ath maybe.
Arceans: I think that's a soft c. Otherwise it'd just be a 'k'
Reply #13 Top
Arceans could also be pronounced like "Oceans"

Ar-shuns

ar-SHE-uns

Cheers,
Reaver
Reply #14 Top
Altarian: al-tear (same as op)-ee-an
Korx: like corks but a harsher K
Torian: Tore (rhymes with for) ee an
Yor: your
Arcean: ar-Kay-an
Drath: (rhymes with Kath ((as in Katherine)) or bath (up north england that is, in the south/ east we say barth))

oh and i'm English by the way, although our pronunciation varies wildy depending on where your from.
Reply #15 Top
Altarian - ay-lee-an-scum
Korx - stu-pid-ay-lee-an-scum
Torian - fish-ees
Yor - toe-stirs
Arcean - war-ko-ver
Drath - annoying back-stabbing b*st*rds


LMAO!