Atropis the Elf Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 If everyone in the world pronounced "egg" exactly as you do, it would be very difficult to argue against your point. Failing that however...This quote comes straight from the books, though I don't believe pronunciation creates further issues in the reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Wait, there are different pronunciations of "egg?"I have no idea what you mean when you include the "y" :("Ay-" rhymes with "day." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterKing Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I pronounce it with a Portuguese accent:A( like apple) E(like the first e of elephant) GonA-E-GON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 When two vowels go walking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecryptile Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I wonder how GRRM says it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fallen Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 ` I heard him in an interview where he pronounced Eyrie as I-ree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 ` I heard him in an interview where he pronounced Eyrie as I-ree.Really? That's odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fallen Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Really? That's odd. Actually, it was on YouTube on one of those snippets for the show (or maybe the DVD). I found it odd also, as I was always reading it as Eerie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Actually, it was on YouTube on one of those snippets for the show (or maybe the DVD). I found it odd also, as I was always reading it as Eerie.Especially weird considering that it's an actual word and pronounced like "eerie." I spent a fair amount of time trying to convince a friend to pronounce it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fourth Dragon Head Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 When Shireen teaches Davos how to read (in the show) she makes a point of saying Egg-on. However, just a few episodes later, I noticed that Stannis said Ay-gon. I would think the show would at least try to keep things consistent.But for the record I vote for Ay-gon all the way... Targaryen conquerors should conjure up mental images of blood and fire... not breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 The Targaryen equivalent of "Hulk smash!" is "Aegon toast!"I'm so very sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fallen Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Especially weird considering that it's an actual word and pronounced like "eerie." I spent a fair amount of time trying to convince a friend to pronounce it properly. Ha ha ha. I hate when that happens. I'm with you on the actual word. It threw me for a loop when I heard him say it. I was looking for the clip, but didn't find it. But there was another one where he called the Dothraki - Doh-thra-kie. And another one where he says Ay-gone.ETA:I found another clip with I-ree. (20 sec mark) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drunkard Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 When Shireen teaches Davos how to read (in the show) she makes a point of saying Egg-on. However, just a few episodes later, I noticed that Stannis said Ay-gon. I would think the show would at least try to keep things consistent.I'm fairly sure Tywin pronounces Tyrell differently depending on what episodes you're up to, which was pretty weird as well. Anyway, Aygon. Eggon sounds nowhere near as cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binga Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 A gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Tiger Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Aye-gon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Game of Hodors Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Eyrie is commonly pronounced "eerie" in American English and "eye-rie" in British English.The ae diphthong is traditionally pronounced as a double "e" in English- haematoma, encyclopaedia- but that diphthong has been largely been phased out now which is probably why so few people seem to recognise it. If we use English pronunciation, the names would be Aemon = Eee-mon, Aerys = Eee-ris etc. Of course, there is no reason Valyrian needs to use English pronunciation.ETA: Note that this is why there is a Tool album entitled "Aenima"- if said out loud it is "enema". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valtolin Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I've always thought that the AE in Valyrian was meant to be like the AE in Latin (still surviving also in English words like "encyclopaedia"), that was pronounced like the Italian E (the first letter of "elephant") in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe42m1 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I'm so very sorry.I see what you did there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I've always thought that the AE in Valyrian was meant to be like the AE in Latin (still surviving also in English words like "encyclopaedia"), that was pronounced like the Italian E (the first letter of "elephant") in English.To my knowledge, "ae" in Latin is pronounced like "eye." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valtolin Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 To my knowledge, "ae" in Latin is pronounced like "eye."Only in very archaic times. It became the vowel "e" (like in "best") in the Imperial period: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86http://www.bhthom.or...na/phonemes.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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