Gim = Jim Thom = Tom Jan = rhymes with tan Ayla = eh-la (with the "eh" like Canadians say it!) Tinya = TIN-ya Tasmia = TAS-me-a Luornu = lu-OR-nu Mysa = MY-za Cham = sham Querl = kinda like "squirrel" but with one syllable) Darkseid = darkside Winath = WHY-neth Braal = braille Bgtzl = BICKT-zel
Hey! Let's raise the stakes! Any pronunciation that gets a clear majority---we have to pronounce it that way every time we say it, aloud or in our heads, from now on!
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From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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Hey, I was talking about the "future" names that the Legionnaires have, and my friend suggested that Gim, as in Gim Allon, might be an odd spelling of "Jim." We had been pronouncing it "Geem," with the "g" being as in "go." What's the general consensus about this? Is it "Gim," "Geem," "Jim" or "Jeem"?
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See, I've always pronounced it the Spanish way: Khim (similar to 'him', as in him or her).
If the correct sound in his name was the hard 'g', in Spanish one would spell his name 'Guim' (the u here is mute); if the correct sound was the soft 'g', in Spanish we'd spell his name Yim.
Not that any of this matters, seeing that the comic book is written in English...
From: Vancouver, BC, Canada | Registered: Jul 2003
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Another one for the hard G here, although pretty much any of the pronunciations could be right. I'm quite taken by Juan's Spaish pronunciation though.
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From: Manchester, UK | Registered: Jul 2003
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Changing to the shameless hussy. Is it pronounce "I'm a" or "Er ma" (I pronounce it "Erma"
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From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
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It always hit me as a Jim. Never once thought of it as a hard "G".
I'm thinking we could expand this topic too. We did it once on another board, but have yet to see it here (doesn't mean we haven't done, it's just that I haven't seen it).
Other names with suspect pronunciations:
Ayla - Eye Luh Shvaughn - Sh Von Bgztl - Bigzittle Querl - Like Squirrel but without the "S"
Feel free to add any others.
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From: NOVA by way of NOIN | Registered: Jul 2003
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