Richard Glassco
United States
Alexandria
Virginia
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What is the official prouncation of this game title?
I say ROO-miss, my daughter says roo-MEE (as if it's French), and her friend says roo-MEESE.
Don't tell me it's pronounced Blokus 3-D, because there's disagreement on that too! (I say BLOW-kus, not BLOCK-us).
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Jon Theys
United States
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
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Roo-mis. Block-iss.
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Jim McMahon
United States
West Springfield
Massachusetts
Lookee what he can do! He wants a job!
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Ocssalg wrote: What is the official prouncation of this game title?
I say ROO-miss, my daughter says roo-MEE (as if it's French), and her friend says roo-MEESE.
Don't tell me it's pronounced Blokus 3-D, because there's disagreement on that too! (I say BLOW-kus, not BLOCK-us). I say ROO-miss.
The Blokus official website's audio pronounciation clip says BLOCK-us. 
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Shemp Fill-in: Chan?
United States
Fountain Valley
California
Which way did I go?
Pick a card.
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RUM - iz As in "Rum is my favorite drink."
blook - OO Rhyming with "book two"
Spoiler (mouseover to reveal): Just kidding. ROO - miss, and BLOKE - us. (Yes, I know the official pronunciation is "BLOCK - us" but that makes no sense if you read English (or just about any other language that uses the Latin alphabet). Okey-dokey?
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Jim McMahon
United States
West Springfield
Massachusetts
Lookee what he can do! He wants a job!
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Phil Fleischmann wrote: RUM - iz As in "Rum is my favorite drink." blook - OO Rhyming with "book two" Spoiler (mouseover to reveal): Just kidding. ROO - miss, and BLOKE - us. (Yes, I know the official pronunciation is "BLOCK - us" but that makes no sense if you read English (or just about any other language that uses the Latin alphabet). Okey-dokey? Spoiler (mouseover to reveal): Also just kidding, because the English language loves to have different sounds from the same letter combinations. See: Laughter/ slaughter, (water) drought/drought (beer), etc...)
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Todd Redden
United States
Manchester
Connecticut
"Don't pray in my school, I won't think in your church."
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Phil Fleischmann wrote: RUM - iz As in "Rum is my favorite drink." blook - OO Rhyming with "book two" Spoiler (mouseover to reveal): Just kidding. ROO - miss, and BLOKE - us. (Yes, I know the official pronunciation is "BLOCK - us" but that makes no sense if you read English (or just about any other language that uses the Latin alphabet). Okey-dokey?
I agree with this spoiler completely.
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Todd Redden
United States
Manchester
Connecticut
"Don't pray in my school, I won't think in your church."
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jimmcmahon wrote: Phil Fleischmann wrote: RUM - iz As in "Rum is my favorite drink." blook - OO Rhyming with "book two" Spoiler (mouseover to reveal): Just kidding. ROO - miss, and BLOKE - us. (Yes, I know the official pronunciation is "BLOCK - us" but that makes no sense if you read English (or just about any other language that uses the Latin alphabet). Okey-dokey? Mega Bloks might beg to differ with you. Spoiler (mouseover to reveal): Also just kidding, because the English language loves to have different sounds from the same letter combinations. See: Laughter/ slaughter, (water) drought/drought (beer), etc...)
The tough coughs (and hiccoughs) as he ploughs (through) the dough.
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Shemp Fill-in: Chan?
United States
Fountain Valley
California
Which way did I go?
Pick a card.
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jimmcmahon wrote: Mega Bloks might beg to differ with you.
No, they wouldn't. There's no vowel after the 'k' in "Bloks", so it's pronounced the same as "blocks". (Well, I guess that's only for English.)
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Bob Mueller
United States
Albuquerque
New Mexico
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OT:
Yaay Seuss fans!
I have often thought of putting up a "silent alphabet" list, vis:
A as pronounced in Boat.
B as pronounced in Tomb.
C as pronounced in ...
Some multiple examples are Boatswain (pronounced BO-Zun).
Guess I would have to attach it to games somehow.....
Heyswyndon
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Todd Redden
United States
Manchester
Connecticut
"Don't pray in my school, I won't think in your church."
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Heyswyndon wrote: OT:
Yaay Seuss fans!
I have often thought of putting up a "silent alphabet" list, vis:
A as pronounced in Boat.
B as pronounced in Tomb.
C as pronounced in ...
Some multiple examples are Boatswain (pronounced BO-Zun).
Guess I would have to attach it to games somehow.....
Heyswyndon
I'd be interested in your complete dictionary.
Did you know that Seuss is an old Hebrew name, actually pronounced SOICE. The pronounciation we have come to know is based on the idea that it's easier for kids to say (sounds like Mother "Goose"), and so we have come to know the Dr. by the pronounciation "SOOS". He grew up as Theodore "Soice" Geisel. (Some of his books used the penname LeSieg, which is Geisel spelled backwards.)
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Randall Bart
United States
Granada Hills
California
Red October
Earth is one of my favorite planets
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tmredden wrote: Did you know that Seuss is an old Hebrew name, actually pronounced SOICE.
I believe he pronounced it "Zoice". He also voiced the s in "Geizel". People always mispronounced both, and he gave up on correcting them. He eventually had a TV special called "Dr. Seuss on the Loose".
He went by the name Dr Seuss as a political cartoonist too. In 1940 and 1941 he was very actively trying to get the US into the war.
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Russ Williams
Poland
Wrocław
Dolny Śląsk
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Barticus88 wrote: tmredden wrote: Did you know that Seuss is an old Hebrew name, actually pronounced SOICE. I believe he pronounced it "Zoice". He also voiced the s in "Geizel".
There is no s in "Geizel"! 
Quote: He went by the name Dr Seuss as a political cartoonist too. In 1940 and 1941 he was very actively trying to get the US into the war.
There is a fascinating book that collects those cartoons. I found it truly surprising and surreal to see caricatures of Hitler etc drawn in the distinctive Dr. Seuss style! Some of them can be seen online as well, e.g. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/
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Shemp Fill-in: Chan?
United States
Fountain Valley
California
Which way did I go?
Pick a card.
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tmredden wrote: Did you know that Seuss is an old Hebrew name, actually pronounced SOICE.
I don't think it's Hebrew. The "oi" sound is fairly rare in Hebrew, especially in the middle of a word. It looks more like German, though it may be based on something biblical. I do know that the word for "horse" in Hebrew is pronounced "Soos".
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Mark Brown
United States
North Liberty
Iowa
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Phil Fleischmann wrote: tmredden wrote: Did you know that Seuss is an old Hebrew name, actually pronounced SOICE. I don't think it's Hebrew. The "oi" sound is fairly rare in Hebrew, especially in the middle of a word. It looks more like German, though it may be based on something biblical. I do know that the word for "horse" in Hebrew is pronounced "Soos".
That's weird, because the only thing I know how to say in Hebrew is "Oi Vey!"
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Todd Redden
United States
Manchester
Connecticut
"Don't pray in my school, I won't think in your church."
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Phil Fleischmann wrote: tmredden wrote: Did you know that Seuss is an old Hebrew name, actually pronounced SOICE. I don't think it's Hebrew. The "oi" sound is fairly rare in Hebrew, especially in the middle of a word. It looks more like German, though it may be based on something biblical. I do know that the word for "horse" in Hebrew is pronounced "Soos".
One of my friends told me that, so it is only word of mouth, then I confirmed the pronounciation on various sources, but the origin of the pronounciation is not confirmed. I know a Seuss family who lives near one of my places of work who is Jewish and who pronounce their name soice (with a very soft S almost like a Z not quite.)
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Russ Williams
Poland
Wrocław
Dolny Śląsk
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airship51 wrote: Phil Fleischmann wrote: The "oi" sound is fairly rare in Hebrew, especially in the middle of a word. It looks more like German, though it may be based on something biblical. I do know that the word for "horse" in Hebrew is pronounced "Soos". That's weird, because the only thing I know how to say in Hebrew is "Oi Vey!"
Hebrew is not the same as Yiddish.
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