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Sigil pronunciation (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world to c/dndnext@ttrpg.network

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For many years I've been pronouncing Sigil as Sij-ill, like the word sigil. Recently I read something in a post from WotC saying that it is pronounced sig-ill (hard G). This just sounded weird to me, so I am continuing to say it with a J sound. You know, like in GIF 😏

Anyway, are there any other names of things in D&D that made you go "huh?" when you heard the official pronunciation?

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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Jif is good you winker, creator's pronunciation and all that.

Si-gill is obscene.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It’s pronounced “gif”!

But seriously, either the creator is trolling or an idiot.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Either is so confining

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ee-thur or eye-thur, depending on usage.

"Either make up your mind or else" = ee-thur "I don't care either way" = eye-thur

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not functional usage, just region/preference.

Or is this a reference to something?

Am I wooshed?

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I am not attempting to fool or trick you, this is my personal experience

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I didn't think you were doing either, I thought maybe there was a meme pretending "either' had strict rules or doesn't have interchangeable pronunciations.

Thanks

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Hard G for life, yo!

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I am thoroughly convinced that the people who choose the soft G are people who are intentionally contrarian.

"But the originator of the word says it's a soft G"

Yeah, and, the originator of the word is wrong.

Hard G.

[–] Elevator7009@kbin.run 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't like when people are intentionally contrarian, but I honestly first picked it up as soft "g" and pronounce it that way to this day. I'm aware that just replying to your comment with this disagreement might make me look intentionally contrarian and like I'm just denying it to ruffle feathers though ^^;