I always thought it's pronounced like in moustache.utilae wrote:Ah the Gyisache. A species too timid to properly spell their name in a way that lends itself to galactic communication.Geoff the Medio wrote:Regardless of the original intent, if there's a letter in there that's not obviously silent (g before y), I'm going to pronounce it.
And regardless of the original intent, I don't see a way to pronounce "-saish" (seye-sh, say-sh, sah-ish, ?) that would be a sensible interpretation of "-sache".
Making things intentionally (and pointlessly?) hard to interpret is another form of vanity spelling and best avoided.
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https://github.com/mmoderau
[...] for Man has earned his right to hold this planet against all comers, by virtue of occasionally producing someone totally batshit insane. - Randall Munroe, title text to xkcd #556
[...] for Man has earned his right to hold this planet against all comers, by virtue of occasionally producing someone totally batshit insane. - Randall Munroe, title text to xkcd #556
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I thought it closer to sack.
Short version: English is a stupid language
Short version: English is a stupid language
Mat Bowles
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Well, moustache is more of a french word borrowed by english.
https://github.com/mmoderau
[...] for Man has earned his right to hold this planet against all comers, by virtue of occasionally producing someone totally batshit insane. - Randall Munroe, title text to xkcd #556
[...] for Man has earned his right to hold this planet against all comers, by virtue of occasionally producing someone totally batshit insane. - Randall Munroe, title text to xkcd #556
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I created the race, its name and the ponounciation and every time I read it, I read it as Jee-Yay-sh. Lol
(The original pronounciation was Yee-Saish).
(The original pronounciation was Yee-Saish).
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See! English is a stupid language, there's no clear pronounciation for any particular spelling or letter combination, why the rest of the world persists in using it is beyond me, I'm stuck with it
Soft g never occured to me, at all. Gee-Sack is how I've always said it and I paly them a fair bit.
Soft g never occured to me, at all. Gee-Sack is how I've always said it and I paly them a fair bit.
Mat Bowles
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MatGB wrote:See! English is a stupid language, there's no clear pronounciation for any particular spelling or letter combination, why the rest of the world persists in using it is beyond me, I'm stuck with it
Soft g never occured to me, at all. Gee-Sack is how I've always said it and I paly them a fair bit.
I better download this game so I can play them too