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And now, a stupid question...
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2002 3:35 pm
by MrBusiness
Ok, in all the time i've read Riboflavin i've never understood one thing, and that thing is "how the feck do i say Raile's name?"
Does it sound most like and any of the following:
1) Riley (in other words is the "e" emphasized or silent?)
2) Rile (i.e. to get riled up about something)
3) Rail (i.e. a monorail)
4) A 4th pronunciation that has escpaed my puny brain's grasp.
Stupid question, but i'd hate to think i was pronouncing it like a fop all this time. Okey dokey, that's all.
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2002 5:33 pm
by James Thorpe
Well, I say 'Rail'.
I kinda like the idea that there's a very subtle kink in the pronunciation, kind of like 'Raoul' but with an 'i' instead of an 'o' ('Ray-iel', you might say). But 'Rail' is better for everyone, because god knows, a lot of folks can't handle subtle differences!
I made up the name 'Raile' because I wanted to give him a Japanese surname, but counter it with a first name which would translate horribly into Japanese ('Lail'?! 'Lair'?! 'Rare'?!). I'm pretty sure 'Mizutane' is a word for elves and the Fair folk and soforth (there are reasons I used it), but I can't find corroboration in any online source. If I can find my English/Japanese dictionary again, I'll check.
The girl in this week's strip is saying 'Rai' as in, 'Ray'.
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 10:28 pm
by Concubine
Just for the record, in case anyone was wondering, I pronounced it "Rail" in my head.
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 11:14 pm
by James Thorpe
Heheh, I guess you get boasting rights, Concubine? -.o
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 12:25 am
by Richard, Eater Of Souls
If only it could have been "Raul", James. If only.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 7:27 am
by James Thorpe
Impossible, Richard! -- Raile is quite tall, and does not possess Psychopower!
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 8:49 am
by Vlad Damien
... not that we know of...
-Vlad D.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 8:53 pm
by James Thorpe
*taps nose knowingly*
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 2:54 am
by Richard, Eater Of Souls
Psycho Power, no... but the Angry of Murder!?
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 6:16 am
by James Thorpe
The Angry of Grr, certainly...
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 6:59 am
by Richard, Eater Of Souls
To our knowledge, he never killed anyone, granted.
"Fury of Scowling Raile", on a moonlit night! His blood might go crazy.
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 8:30 pm
by FAULT
Why couldn't he have been Raziel?
me heh.