Room 34 Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 As a kid I always thought of it as TAY-toh, but now that I know how Japanese words are transliterated, I am sure it's supposed to be TIE-toh. It'll always be TAY-toh to me, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I say it as Tie-toh. Sounds closer to what the Japanese intended it to sound like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijin Z Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Tah - ee - toh Tie-toe or Tight-to, but don't put extra emphasis on anything. You're both correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Wrong! It's spelled Taito, but it's pronounced: Throatwarbler Mangrove desiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted December 4, 2003 Author Share Posted December 4, 2003 It's spelled Taito, but it's pronounced:Throatwarbler Mangrove You're a silly man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xot Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Play a game of Bust-A-Move 2, 3, or 4 and when the game starts up it says something that sounds like "Go eat a hot dog! Tai-TO!" Anyways, the games pronouce it tie-TOE. But yeah, for years I pronounced it Tay-toe. But it's wrong, so I adapted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted December 4, 2003 Author Share Posted December 4, 2003 But it's wrong, so I adapted. I grew up in a small town in Minnesota. Believe me, I know how to adapt my speech when I learn better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I always say Tah - ee - toh Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 It's spelled Taito, but it's pronounced:Throatwarbler Mangrove You're a silly man. True, but I stole that one from Monty Python. (The TV show (Flying Circus), not the movies.) :-) desiv p.s. I always pronounced it "Tie-Toe" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Tah - ee - toh Tie-toe or Tight-to, but don't put extra emphasis on anything. You're both correct. Alright! I'm correct! Though I'm hard of hearing, those speech lessons really paid off for sure if I can say Taito properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted December 4, 2003 Author Share Posted December 4, 2003 It's spelled Taito, but it's pronounced:Throatwarbler Mangrove You're a silly man. True, but I stole that one from Monty Python. (The TV show (Flying Circus), not the movies.) Of course... Graham Chapman, John Cleese. If I'm not mistaken, after Chapman says your line, Cleese replies, "You're a silly man." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Someone should write a FAQ about how to pronounce some of these companies names... I think there's been three seperate "how do you pronounce X?" posts in the last while (Eidos and Tengen if I recall correctly). --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted December 4, 2003 Author Share Posted December 4, 2003 Someone should write a FAQ about how to pronounce some of these companies names... I think there's been three seperate "how do you pronounce X?" posts in the last while (Eidos and Tengen if I recall correctly). --Zero OK, then what I REALLY want to know is, how do you pronounce XYPE ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I think you're right! I forgot the "silly man" bit!! :-) :-) desiv btw, I usually pronounce it "X", unless it leads a vowel, then it's more like a 'z" sound.. Following that logic (if that is logic), it should be "z-eye-p". (all one syllable) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 LOL. Shades of my Tengen thread! I've always said Tie-do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted December 4, 2003 Author Share Posted December 4, 2003 Following that logic (if that is logic), it should be "z-eye-p". (all one syllable) Yeah, I have kind of been waffling between "zype" and "khype" (the "kh" that sounds like hacking up flem). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xot Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Following that logic (if that is logic), it should be "z-eye-p". (all one syllable) Yeah, I have kind of been waffling between "zype" and "khype" (the "kh" that sounds like hacking up flem). I think the founder(s) said in another thread it was pronounced like "zipe." My first thought was "zipe-ee." Oh, Eidos is "eye-daws." Tengen, I THINK, is with a soft G (ten-jen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I always said TaTo (like potato without the P) T long A T long O TAATOW Probably wrong, but that's the way I always pronounced it, and I've never had anybody misunderstannd me, in the end, that's the important part IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEMoz Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 It's spelled Taito, but it's pronounced:Throatwarbler Mangrove You're a silly man. True, but I stole that one from Monty Python. (The TV show (Flying Circus), not the movies.) You're a very silly man and I'm not going to interview you. Ah-ha! Anti-semitism!! Not at all, it's not even a real nose. (Grabs huge fake nose) Give me back my nose! You can collect it at reception on the way out. Etc, etc.... Brilliant!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 OK, then what I REALLY want to know is, how do you pronounce XYPE ??? I think this came up at some point too... if I recall correctly, the Xype guys themselves claimed that it was pronounced "zye-pee". If I ever form a company, I'm going to make the name all consonants, that way people can pronounce it however they want... Look for new games from Nmrpsq Software! --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Tie to for sure Anyhoo Why is it people prenounce Sega as Say-ga? When it it blatantly obvious it is sega as in see-ga?? hmmmmmmmmmm,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I just pronounce Sega as "Sega", the same way the Sega Genesis start-up screens on Sonic games sang it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Tie to for sure Anyhoo Why is it people prenounce Sega as Say-ga? When it it blatantly obvious it is sega as in see-ga?? hmmmmmmmmmm,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Probably because all the commercials say "SEH-ga," the cart boot screens say "SEH-ga," and even Segata Sanshirou says "SEH-ga" -- and you don't wanna mess with him. Plus. Sega is an American name (a contraction of SErvice GAmes), thus generally follows North American English phonetics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenshi Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Coffee? Tea? SEGA! Man, I miss those commercials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 My sonic says See-ga when it boots, Anyways, a friend of mine imports toys and has contacts in Taito who pronounce it as Tie-Toe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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