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Author Topic: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.  (Read 3282 times)

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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2009, 09:10:10 pm »
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2009, 09:25:01 pm »
I just go with Yer-ist. It sounds right to me.
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2009, 09:40:27 pm »
I just sorta sounded out the name then streamlined it for ease-of-pronunciation.
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2009, 09:43:50 pm »
Quote from: Beanchubbs on July 31, 2009, 09:25:01 pm
I just go with Yer-ist. It sounds right to me.

same.
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #19 on: July 31, 2009, 11:35:58 pm »
It's pronounced like er-ist.  It's one of the old norse words for dwarf.  I remember playing Age of Mythology and sometimes Dwarves would say "Urist McSlavert" or something when selected.
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« Reply #20 on: July 31, 2009, 11:52:03 pm »
Oooh-wrist.

Once I figure out how to umlaut custom names in DF, I shall be giving metalworkers the heavy metal umlaut, so it'll pronounce more like eugh-wrist.
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #21 on: August 01, 2009, 12:07:44 am »
Ur-ist.  Somewhat like German "original-is" (That doesn't make any sense, but it doesn't have to. :P ) with a harder "r"...  the "y" sound before a "u" is normal in English, but I can't think of any other language that does that, so with unfamiliar words I generally assume it's not there.
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #22 on: August 01, 2009, 02:03:35 am »
Quote from: Skorpion on July 31, 2009, 11:52:03 pm
Oooh-wrist.

Or, more accurately, I say Oohr-ist.
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2009, 02:26:28 am »
I just think of it as being one Syllable "erst".
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #24 on: August 01, 2009, 03:37:30 am »
I just pronounce it as "oo." The rist is silent.
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #25 on: August 01, 2009, 04:02:53 am »
You-rist sounds like it to me.
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #26 on: August 01, 2009, 06:52:11 am »
I pronounce it like its written.

None of that english letter bending.
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #27 on: August 01, 2009, 12:55:25 pm »
Problem: some people read it differently.  "How it's written" is subjective.
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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #28 on: August 02, 2009, 03:25:25 am »
Quote from: zchris13 on August 01, 2009, 12:55:25 pm
Problem: some people read it differently.  "How it's written" is subjective.

No, it's always written the same or it's wrong. It's the readin' that's subjective.

And it's YER-ist. Although the Y in YER is muted, so it's almost like "ear-ist".
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Thanks for that...  now I have the image of Urist McBooger walking up to me with a creepy smile and asking me if I want a "dwarven shower".

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Re: Origins of the name 'Urist' 's popularity.
« Reply #29 on: August 02, 2009, 04:01:33 am »
I pronounce it Oo-lu-ree-ss-t...
The Oo sounding like a Monkey's chatter, just lower pitched,
Then begin rolling your toueng to the R making an L sound,
Then use Ree sounding like Reed without the D.
Then Hiss the ss before cutting it off with a sudden T...

Give it a Scottish or Deep European (not Russian) Accent and Bobs your uncle...
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