Christopher Young
United States
Tenstrike
Minnesota
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We're pushed to the brink of civil war once again, and need the weight of the masses on our side. So, masses, name that capitol planet:
MECH-a-tol REX
m'CAT-ol REX
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A
United States
Roseville
Minnesota
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In the interest of SCIENCE, I have created a poll…
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Poll:
How do YOU pronounce "Mecatol Rex"?
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Christopher Young
United States
Tenstrike
Minnesota
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Of course! Thanks for the poll. Good thought.
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Martin DeOlden
United States
Reno
Nevada
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I have heard a third interpretation as well.
MEE ca-tol Rex
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m s
Germany
Baden-Württemberg
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My knowledge about imperial phonetic and linguistic may not be up to date, but I would go with
ˈmɛkɑːtɒl rɛks
Why?
Well, after studying the IPA table and stressing rules I honestly don't know anymore...so, it's a gut feeling from a non-native speaker..
tawnos76 wrote: I have heard a third interpretation as well.
MEE ca-tol Rex
I don't think so, there is no vowel following and /k/ is a fortis consonant sound which makes the /e/ a shorter vowel.
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Martin DeOlden
United States
Reno
Nevada
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May not be proper but I have heard it done that way. Probably due to the varied dialects and accents. Many of the same words in American English are used with long vowels were the same words in British English are soft.
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Christopher Young
United States
Tenstrike
Minnesota
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Since I like it when threads are rounded out, I'm going to call this one done.
The official unofficial crowdsourced answer is:
MECH-a-tol REX
with
m'CAT-ol REX
and
MEE-ca-tol REX
both in distant, distant last place.
The murmurs of civil war are dying down. Perhaps now, finally, the galaxy may be at peace.
edit: as long as no one talks about the Xxcha.
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Martin Presley
United States
California
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If I ever play the Emirates of Hacan, I will pronounce it Meowcatol Rex.
I say Mehk-a-tohl Rex, but have heard Mehk-a-tahl as well. I think my way is consistent with Latin phonetics, but I don't stress over it.
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Scott Randolph
United States
Arvada
Colorado
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hoobajoo wrote: If I ever play the Emirates of Hacan, I will pronounce it Meowcatol Rex.
I say Mehk-a-tohl Rex, but have heard Mehk-a-tahl as well. I think my way is consistent with Latin phonetics, but I don't stress over it.
...what about the "Emirates?"
Is that pronounced "Emirate of 'Ha-SSS-ahn'" or "Emirates of 'Ha-KKK-ahn?'"
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Nova2001 wrote: We're pushed to the brink of civil war once again, and need the weight of the masses on our side. So, masses, name that capitol planet:
MECH-a-tol REX
m'CAT-ol REX
Personally, I've always said "meh-KAH-tahl REX."
I guess I'm the odd one out that way.
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hoobajoo wrote: If I ever play the Emirates of Hacan, I will pronounce it Meowcatol Rex.
I say Mehk-a-tohl Rex, but have heard Mehk-a-tahl as well. I think my way is consistent with Latin phonetics, but I don't stress over it.
This. The "Rex" suggests latin.
Which would make the consistent phonetic
Mek-a-tohl Rex.
(Like Mc from McDonalds, a, to(we)l)
Of course, i believe that "Mech" also uses a "hard finish", but reads weird to me, as it would end the same as "chances" starts. We need someone that is well-versed in phonetic script to properly write it, i think we're on the same page.
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This one guy I play with always calls it Medical Rex. He doesn't even know he's doing it...
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