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Provincial Pronunciation

Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:32 pm

I've heard several different NPCs, in both Oblivion and Morrowind, say it as "Marrowind" and "Morrowind" and I'm wondering if there is any official recognization on either pronunciation or are both accepted?

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:35 pm

Yeah. And what about names to. I have heard it pronounced "Sugar-wrath" and "Sheggo-wrath". Which is the right one?

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:36 pm

Sheogorath is pronounced Schayo-gorath. Basically how you would probably saw it if you read it for the first time.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:38 pm

Kestral wrote:I've heard several different NPCs, in both Oblivion and Morrowind, say it as "Marrowind" and "Morrowind" and I'm wondering if there is any official recognization on either pronunciation or are both accepted?

I have never heard it pronounce Marrowind before. I heard some bloke on Youtube call it that, but never any in-games peeps.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:57 pm

To me it only seems to be the difference between an English and an American drawl-like accent ;)

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:52 am

Ya know, There are parts of this story that are not really true :) I think whatever way you pronounce it is in your head is the appropriate one.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:50 am

i used to say "marrowind" but i think it's supposed to be "morrowind" because i heard "morrowind" on my goty extra disk for oblivion

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:51 am

The one character who speaks in a clear accent is Azura. The way she said it at the beginning of Morrowind is like it looks- Morr-O-wind.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:03 am

lol i though sheogorath was pronounced she-o-gorath

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:50 am

*phones her*, hmmm the line is dead.

Personally i think the wiki needs to get one of those buttons which you press to hear the pronuciation but in azura's vioce. Also like many words in many languages wouldnt the dilect affect how the words are said, meaning there is no 'true' way of saying them?

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:51 pm

Might be a matter of accent or dialect?

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:55 pm

Yeah but seeming the game is in English maybe we should be discussing how to say it like that...and the original poster speaks English so you know...

Sheey-o-gorath <----- That is how Azura said it in her quest in Morrowind.
I say Azura knows best.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:58 pm

I have always said More-oh-wind, since that's technically how Jiub says it. But I think it could go either way.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:03 pm

Vivec's Tears wrote:I have always said More-oh-wind, since that's technically how Jiub says it. But I think it could go either way.


Jiub sounds like he could do with a pack of strepsils.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:04 pm

Newsound wrote:
Vivec's Tears wrote:I have always said More-oh-wind, since that's technically how Jiub says it. But I think it could go either way.


Jiub sounds like he could do with a pack of strepsils.


Probably has cliff racer poo stuck in his lungs.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:10 pm

You are a dirty girl Vivec.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:13 pm

Well, come now Newsound, I meant because if you chase a bajillion Cliff Racers out of somewhere and, well, you know how they tend to swarm. I'm sure they drop a lot of stuff, and some of it's bound to land on or in someone. -_-

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:16 pm

Vivec's Tears wrote:I'm sure they drop a lot of stuff, and some of it's bound to land on or in someone. -_-


That thought is making me wretch.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:17 pm

Newsound wrote:
Vivec's Tears wrote:I'm sure they drop a lot of stuff, and some of it's bound to land on or in someone. -_-


That thought is making me wretch.


I wouldn't put it past the damn things. Those ash storms get pretty violent, too...

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:21 pm

Vivec's Tears wrote:I wouldn't put it past the damn things. Those ash storms get pretty violent, too...


You know it is not suprising the Dunmer are so grumpy, seeming they always have dirt/ash/sand/cliffracer in every crevice of there bodies.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:17 pm

I pronounce it, Morrowind, like Jiub. I thought that it was the way all people pronounce it.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:22 pm

I say Moar-o-wind. Guess I just had to be special, didn't I.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:50 am

Scozzar wrote:I'd rather trust a god, rather than a prisoner that you meet for 2.5 minutes. I just dont trust strangers, especially prisoners :P


he is a saint in OB, yu know.

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:37 am

Scozzar wrote:I'd rather trust a god, rather than a prisoner that you meet for 2.5 minutes. I just dont trust strangers, especially prisoners :P

Going off-topic here, but I was surprised to find out that in Oblivion they actually mention Jiub as a saint and
the mysterious hero who somehow drove all the Cliff Racers from Vvardenfell. It is also mentioned that he was killed by the Daedra during the Oblivion crisis.

Rather makes one respect him, what? :D

Re: Provincial Pronunciation

Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:28 pm

Norroen Dyrd wrote:
Scozzar wrote:I'd rather trust a god, rather than a prisoner that you meet for 2.5 minutes. I just dont trust strangers, especially prisoners :P

Going off-topic here, but I was surprised to find out that in Oblivion they actually mention Jiub as a saint and
the mysterious hero who somehow drove all the Cliff Racers from Vvardenfell. It is also mentioned that he was killed by the Daedra during the Oblivion crisis.

Rather makes one respect him, what? :D


Yes, that's what I was referring to when I was talking about cliff racer poo ;)
Vivec's Tears wrote:Well, come now Newsound, I meant because if you chase a bajillion Cliff Racers out of somewhere and, well, you know how they tend to swarm. I'm sure they drop a lot of stuff, and some of it's bound to land on or in someone. -_-
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