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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:43 am    Post subject: How do you pronouce Konami? Reply with quote

I don't want to make a huge ass out of myself today. I have a lazy tongue and a slight Southern drawl, so I'm looking to minimize the embarassment. Also, how would one properly pronounce "Ogasawara"?

I've said Konami as Con-am-e but I've heard Co-nam-e as well. At E3 I heard the reps say it both ways, and wikipedia/answers didn't help much a proper way.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try "Co-nah-mii". Also "Oh-gah-sah-wah-ra". You know, phonetically.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

but is that CO-nah-mii or co-NAH-mii, is what I think he means.

go over to SB and ask there?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

only rule of pronouncing japanese: pronounce every syllable ignoring the previous one.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

And pull the edge of your eyes back with your fingers to aid pronounciation, obviously.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a pen.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This song might be helpful too.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Koh - 'nam - E
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

aye, aye. many thanks. I eve called brandon to confirm, and it's a go! the last name, even after hearing how to pronounce, my tongue refuses to cooperate in saying correctly.

e3 2005 or so, a russian gent and I had a rough time understanding each other, which a freelance rep found hilarious. "he's saying 'car' and he's saying 'cat.' (both) "ooohhhhh!"
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

late, but like this:
http://www.ajworld.net/soundbin/konami.wav

bonus points to anyone who can name where that's from
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

is it from the ajworld.net sound bin?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hahahah, yeah it is, but that's not what I was getting at. Mad

hint: check in the bemani series somewhere, near the beginning
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That went over my head like a tsunami.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dmauro recently pointed out that I've been mispronouncing Gradius incorrectly for the past 20+ years.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Grade-ius, Graad-ius... Grad-ius? I never said it was wrong, just that I had never heard it pronounced with a short a like that before.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well that went decently enough! I didn't have to actually say Konami or Ogasawara. Whew. I think we'll be relegated to website stuff first - which is fine! haha! Be our friend, Konami!
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, see, I have to correct myself when it comes to Gradius because I've been saying it wrong for 20 years or so too.

The easiest way to think about it is to say it in Japanese, which would be "Gladius" where you would say it with the long a. Then replace the l with the r and you have the proper way to say it.

But yeah, Toups says "Sneeszz" for SNES so it could always be worse.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shapermc wrote:
But yeah, Toups says "Sneeszz" for SNES so it could always be worse.


Every person who has ever heard him say that now has at least one entry they can make in the "AAARRGGGHHHH" thread.

For shame, sir. For shame.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ryan wrote:
aye, aye. many thanks. I eve called brandon to confirm, and it's a go! the last name, even after hearing how to pronounce, my tongue refuses to cooperate in saying correctly.

It does take a while. Just practice it over and over. Saying so many sylables so quickly takes a while to get used to.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i refuse to pronounce gradius the way the announcer in gradius gaiden pronounces it. which is with the emphasis on the "di". my emphasis is on the "gra", and that is where it shall stay.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh, dang.

For some reason, it's always been ko-NOHM-ee for me.
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