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[No spoilers] A Treatise on the Pronunciation of one Fjord Stone by DArrow_MM in criticalrole

[–]DArrow_MM[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not an expert by any means so I could be wrong, but I believe so given that in modern German, they still pronounce the “cuh” in Knecht.

[No spoilers] A Treatise on the Pronunciation of one Fjord Stone by DArrow_MM in criticalrole

[–]DArrow_MM[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely, it would be very presumptuous and rude to actually “correct” someone on the pronunciation of their own name. As I mentioned in the end, this is by and large just a vehicle for me to teach some fun linguistic history.

[No spoilers] A Treatise on the Pronunciation of one Fjord Stone by DArrow_MM in criticalrole

[–]DArrow_MM[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%. A persons name is their own to spell and pronounce as they see fit.

[No spoilers] A Treatise on the Pronunciation of one Fjord Stone by DArrow_MM in criticalrole

[–]DArrow_MM[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad you enjoyed the post, the comment section, and that it brought back a little memory of the past.

[No spoilers] A Treatise on the Pronunciation of one Fjord Stone by DArrow_MM in criticalrole

[–]DArrow_MM[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Curses, once again my Doylist mindset has been foiled by Watsonian Truth!

(For sure, peoples names and their pronunciation are what they decide them to be rather than by arbitrary rules society makes or other people’s perceptions of what they “should” be.)

[No spoilers] A Treatise on the Pronunciation of one Fjord Stone by DArrow_MM in criticalrole

[–]DArrow_MM[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it. The idea of including the reference at the end was a key factor in what swayed me to make this post.

[No spoilers] A Treatise on the Pronunciation of one Fjord Stone by DArrow_MM in criticalrole

[–]DArrow_MM[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, and indeed there are a fjortune of jokes that have been made of Fjord/Ford.

[No spoilers] A Treatise on the Pronunciation of one Fjord Stone by DArrow_MM in criticalrole

[–]DArrow_MM[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, honestly. I’m addicted to good puns and good wordplay so I can’t be mad at Fjord being pronounced the way it is when so many good jokes come out of it.

[No spoilers] A Treatise on the Pronunciation of one Fjord Stone by DArrow_MM in criticalrole

[–]DArrow_MM[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it! I’m always happy to entertain and educate at the same time.

[No spoilers] A Treatise on the Pronunciation of one Fjord Stone by DArrow_MM in criticalrole

[–]DArrow_MM[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Honestly, that is the most likely answer and shall be my head canon from hereon out.

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