How do you pronounce mana?

[Fourthmeal]

You say tomato i say tamoto

[Mardur]

Originally Posted by guineapig [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Since mana is not english in origin the 2 A's should both sound the same.

So do you pronounce it mah-nah or muh-nuh?

[Glitch]

omg, I remember listening to people's embarrassing American accents on ventrillo.

GLEEYACHH, I'M RUNNIN' OUTTA MAY-NAH, AH NEED A CLAYRITEE

[Vohl]

Like this.

[Mcbard]

I try to pronounce it mah - nuh as much as possible, but sometimes I don't and instead pronounce it man - uh. Is that strange?

I also try to say peri - doh as much as possible as well, but when I'm not paying attention I sometimes say peri - dot.

IT CANNOT BE FULLY UNLEARNED. EVERQUEST HAS MADE ME LESS SMART. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[SyanideGas]

Man-uh ftw!

[Kevlar]

man-uh. any other pronunciation makes you sound like someone who enjoys chinnuts.

[Slave]

Originally Posted by Charms [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is like Spanish or Italian people who decide to turn on their full accents whenever they say one word from their native language.

I can't stand when people are speaking normally, and then say Par-meh-gan-o!

Mah-nuh just makes you sound like a douche.

Alex Trebec Syndrome.

And it's pronounced Neh-VA-duh. Not Neh-VAH-duh.

[azeth]

Originally Posted by Kevlar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

man-uh. any other pronunciation makes you sound like someone who enjoys chinnuts.

to-mah-to implies you receive bags of tea, mah-nuh is just correct.

haters gonna

[Ektar]

Originally Posted by Verenity [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Vent really brings out all the crazy ways people pronounce things... I know people who pronounce mana "mah na," necro "knee crow," and even shuriken "shur eye kin." No joke... and that's only some of the crazy ways people say different things. Regionalism I guess

It is absolutely not regional. It's, like my example earlier on, just how you are first introduced to the word. MOST words are used in everyday language and you learn how to say them. With mana, I heard it first from Diablo, and I played rogue. She says "not enough man-uh" when you try to cast a spell and don't have enough mana. Henceforth, I pronounced the word that way.


As for the other abominations, it's because we see EQ in text and never hear the word otherwise. No game ever spoke "necromancer" and is never spoken elsewhere, so anyone never hearing it before had to make up the pronunciation. I, luckily, made it up correctly (more than just luck but I'l lgive people the benefit of the doubt). All other butchered words work this way. I still don't know how to say peridot correctly for sure. Never ever heard the word used from a reliable source, only other eq players who likely made up the pronunciation for himself like I did.