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LORE!!!

OMG...

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Cagliostro wrote:Still confused.

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Anyway, 'balon' means 'ball' or 'balloon' in one language or another. E.g. 'balon de futbol'.

The question I have is, how are we supposed to pronounce 'Balon' ?

Does it rhyme with Fallon? Or Balin? Or Halon? or Stallone?
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Wayfriend wrote: The question I have is, how are we supposed to pronounce 'Balon' ?

Does it rhyme with Fallon?
IMO...

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A'course, the poster in question should answer this one. But, I have always rhymed Balon with Fallon in what little is left of my mind...
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I pronounce it to rhyme with talon.
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Murrin wrote:I pronounce it to rhyme with talon.
:oops:

To this Floridian, the word talon and the name Fallon also rhyme...
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I'm not entirely familiar with that name, so I went with a word I knew.
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Murrin wrote:I'm not entirely familiar with that name, so I went with a word I knew.
Ah...

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Didn't you guys read page one? It's pronounce BAY-lon... :roll:
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Erm.. that would be Syl's interpretation of the pronunciation--chosen to make the joke work--and thus not a definitive answer.
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:haha:

Ba-lawn.

Heh.

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Elfgirl wrote:Didn't you guys read page one? It's pronounce BAY-lon... :roll:
That's how I pronounce it.

And shame man...Cag it's A Sword of Ice and Fire (I'm pretty sure) by Martin or somebody. I've never read it myself.

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I always thought it was dwarvish too :oops: I thought Balin WAS Balon til I read this!

And it rhymes with talon and Fallon.
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Avatar wrote:And shame man...Cag it's A Sword of Ice and Fire (I'm pretty sure) by Martin or somebody. I've never read it myself.

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Avatar wrote:I do my bit against ignorance. It's a bad habit I know... ;)

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Alright.

I've decided, it means nothing. I just like the ring of it. :D

Thanks for the help though!
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Balon wrote: It's pronounced Ba-law.
Just so you know.
Really?? Interesting...

You're going with a Portuguese pronunciation, maybe...?
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