How do you pronounce Jaleco's EXERION? Also, how do you pronounce Jaleco?

[watercooler]

I've been saying the name of this game as Ex-ear-ion. Is that right?

 

Also since we're here, what's the correct pronunciation for game company Jaleco? I've always said it as Jal-eh-co, like a calico cat. But is it Jal-E-co, like Coleco?

[Cynicaster]

Other than Ex-EER-ee-on, what else could it be?  That one seems pretty cut and dried to me.  

 

As for Jaleco, I'm pretty sure that name originated as a portmanteau for Japan Leisure Company, so for many years I've been saying Ja-LEE-co since that would seem to be more consistent with the origin of the name.  

 

But it seems like most people say JA-luh-co, which is how I remember saying it as a kid.  And, I could be mistaken, but I seem to remember firing up a console game semi-recently where the company's logo came on the screen and a voice said the name, with the pronunciation being more in line with JA-luh-co.  I have no idea what game it was... possibly something on Wii?  Not sure.  

 

 

[watercooler]

3 hours ago, Cynicaster said:

Other than Ex-EER-ee-on, what else could it be?  That one seems pretty cut and dried to me.

Every time I think something is a cut and dry pronunciation, I hear someone in the industry say it and I was way off. 😂

[BassGuitari]

Ex-air-ee-on and Jal-eh-coh.

 

Filtered through my natural tendency to mumble or drawl, my Exerion comes out more like "Egg-zare-ee-an."  🙃

[Steven Pendleton]

Japanese is a phonetic language, so ジャレコ and エクセリオン are both pronounced exactly as they are written.

[Austin]

JA-le-co. Intros of some of their games pronounce it that way.

 

 

Edited May 17 by Austin

[+GoldLeader]

On 5/17/2024 at 2:05 AM, Steven Pendleton said:

Japanese is a phonetic language, so ジャレコ and エクセリオン are both pronounced exactly as they are written.

 

On a scale of 4 to 12,  7 being the highest,  I give your answer a 5.

[+GoldLeader]

 

Personally,   I'd say Ex-Ear-EE-On.

 

Then Jaleco,  as either Jal-ick-Oh or Ja-Lee-Co,  Though I don't hear them dwell on the hard E for very long.

[roots.genoa]

As featured in the video, Jaleco is pronounced the Japanese way, so indeed ジャレコ which is "Jareco" but is pronounced (in English) Jah-Lay-Co.