The Amethyst Empress Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Can't believe I forgot the Kettleblacks...Oswell,Osmund,Osfryd and OsneyThey're so bad I just call the all Os. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSovereignGrave Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Can't believe I forgot the Kettleblacks...Oswell,Osmund,Osfryd and Osney They're so bad I just call the all Os. The Kettle O's; a healthy part of an unbalanced breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrell_like_Squirrel Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I always cringed when I read "Kettleblack." That's my least favorite proper noun in the entire series, but don't ask me why because I don't know. Also, Dolorous (Edd) is a woman's name, just spelled differently. GRRM must have been watching Seinfeld when he came up with that one. As a side note, I really get a kick out of Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun. This. Oh My GOD this. I always thought I was alone, but I hate reading Kettleblack. Ugh, even typing it feels wrong lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taenqyrhae Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I am getting a real laugh out of the people who think Dolorous is someone's name. It's a nickname for Edd that fits his personality very well, look up "dolorous" in a dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireAndBlood. Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun. Aenys... Sound it outThis is precisely why I pronounce most -ys Targaryen names as eez. Ay-Neez is much better :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterfell is Burning Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Aemma Arryn. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Whore Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Cat as a nickname for Catherine doesn't make much sense from a pronunciation standpoint. Cath, sure, but Cat??? I have several friends named Catherine or a variant of. They go by, respectively, Kat, Kate, and Catie. GRRMs tendency to change names like Martin to Martyn, throwing a y in the middle of a name doesn't make it any cooler. Clearly you haven't named a baby recently. Adding one y makes it 10x cooler, two makes it 100x cooler! Youall really need to go look at some of the more popular baby names. You'll cringe, you'll gasp, you'll ponder the breeding public's understanding of what exactly letters do. I'm just thankful none of the characters are named Renesmee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaginepageant Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 This. Oh My GOD this. I always thought I was alone, but I hate reading Kettleblack. Ugh, even typing it feels wrong lol. Every time one of the Kettleblacks show up, I wonder if Pot called him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Balerion Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 For some reason: Yohn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany Girl Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Can't believe I forgot the Kettleblacks...Oswell,Osmund,Osfryd and OsneyThey're so bad I just call the all Os.I have far less of a problem with Kettleblack than Kettleback, which for some reason is how i read it until i got to this board. I also never connect Aenys with Anus. The "ys" always makes more of an "ees" sound to me, so I read it "aye-nees" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amethyst Empress Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Aemma Arryn. Seriously. I really love that name!!She's half-Targ they couldn't just call her Emma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maid So Fair Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I have far less of a problem with Kettleblack than Kettleback, which for some reason is how i read it until i got to this board.I also never connect Aenys with Anus. The "ys" always makes more of an "ees" sound to me, so I read it "aye-nees"That doesn't really work with the known Targ names like DaenerYS, ViserYS etcThen again I suppose I never found this strange as my language has got an ae sound. I pronounce ae as the middle of words like fair, bear, pair, as opposed to hey, gray, clay etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damp Hair - The Prophet Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Dany. I mean, why give a character an awesome and unique name like Daenerys and then call her DANY?! ^This reminds me of Starwars prequel when everyone was going around calling Kid Darth Vader "Annie." Their motto is even dumber than their names: Though All Men Do Despise Us House Codd's motto is one of the best! They give no f*cks. It may as well say: "WE DON"T CARE WHAT YOU THINK OF US" That's inherently badass. Plus they are a noble house descended from thralls, so props. Shitmouth and Pisswater bend . "Ser used to call me Shitmouth" Shitmouth is also an awesome name. It makes me smile. As a fellow curse word enthusiast I can't be mad about this. GRRM actually cusses so little in these books this is a nice tip of the hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSovereignGrave Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 That doesn't really work with the known Targ names like DaenerYS, ViserYS etcThen again I suppose I never found this strange as my language has got an ae sound. I pronounce ae as the middle of words like fair, bear, pair, as opposed to hey, gray, clay etc Huh? The 'ys' in both of those names are pronounced 'ees' aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maid So Fair Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Huh? The 'ys' in both of those names are pronounced 'ees' aren't they? Well, depends on what what you see as -ees sound. To me, that's a long vowel, as in trees or knees. It's more of a short -iss (e.g. kiss, bliss) I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaginepageant Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 The show really doesn't help the pronunciation conundrum, either, with everyone saying Daenerys and Viserys with an "iss" at the end, yet half the characters saying Aerys with an "eez" at the end and Arya saying Rhaenys with an "eez" at one point. Could they not have decided on a proper pronunciation for these names so there'd be more consistency? It's not like they didn't have the author who created the names on hand to help them sort it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taenqyrhae Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Makes me wonder, were there any scenes where Tyrion asked Pod to call the Kettleblacks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dRagonese Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Eden-Mackenzie I always read Aenys as ay-nees. Like the Fonz spotting someone wearing shorts . ;) ^^ Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginald blackfield Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Can't believe I forgot the Kettleblacks...Oswell,Osmund,Osfryd and OsneyThey're so bad I just call the all Os.I always misread the name as Kettleback, it's only just now I've noticed how bad it really is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Onion Kniggit Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 House Velaryon sounds pretty cool, but it sounds too much like Valyrian which is what they are. Kinda like Doran Martell of Dorne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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