How do you pronounce "caesure" ?
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How do you pronounce "caesure" ?
There's no wrong answer.
Personally, I favor a pronounciation that sounds like SI-sher, as if it was spelled "sisher", since this follows from the pronounciation of caesura, a real word.
Personally, I favor a pronounciation that sounds like SI-sher, as if it was spelled "sisher", since this follows from the pronounciation of caesura, a real word.
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Isn't it much more likely that it is related to "caesura", meaning break or interruption? Which is pronounced si-zyur-a or si-zhur-a.Condign wrote:There are quite a few references - if I recall correctly - that mention its similarity to a migraine which could be loosley interpreted as a 'seizure'. Also it 'seizes' people in time... I could go on.
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I guess if SRD pronounces it a particular way that is the way it should be interpreted, has that way been heard from SRD, Burg66?
As for myself I read it a Kayzure which I'd be inclined is think is phonentically correct. Siezure would come from Cea... Kaysure from Cae..
The word Ceasar is 'see zar' the German Kaiser is 'ki zar', both are derivatives of each other (as of course is Tsar 'zar' from Russia).
Having said that you yanks do have a knack for changing the spelling and pronounciation of the "English" language!
As for myself I read it a Kayzure which I'd be inclined is think is phonentically correct. Siezure would come from Cea... Kaysure from Cae..
The word Ceasar is 'see zar' the German Kaiser is 'ki zar', both are derivatives of each other (as of course is Tsar 'zar' from Russia).
Having said that you yanks do have a knack for changing the spelling and pronounciation of the "English" language!
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Because it was italicized, I though of it in Latin fashion as KI-shur-a or ki-SHUR-a, with a long I.
If SRD says it's seizure, I'll make the mental switch. He could have prevented all the confusion by spelling it seizure, but whatever.
Why does Stave butt into Linden's account of the caesure to announce that, "We name them Falls"? Not really the point, is it, Stave? But I assume that had some significance to something.
And why are they called Falls? Because you feel like you're falling if one hits you? But it's not like there are a lot of Falls survivors around, other than Anele (and he calls them caesures).
If SRD says it's seizure, I'll make the mental switch. He could have prevented all the confusion by spelling it seizure, but whatever.
Why does Stave butt into Linden's account of the caesure to announce that, "We name them Falls"? Not really the point, is it, Stave? But I assume that had some significance to something.
And why are they called Falls? Because you feel like you're falling if one hits you? But it's not like there are a lot of Falls survivors around, other than Anele (and he calls them caesures).
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It has, at the Q&A session in Manchester. A few weeks back. Nav, Gart and I can vouch for that.finn wrote:I guess if SRD pronounces it a particular way that is the way it should be interpreted, has that way been heard from SRD, Burg66?
I voted for the way I pronounced it before I heard SRD say it: Sysher
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Oh yeah, another supporter of "say-sure!" Of course, we're both rocking musicians, as well, so it only makes sense!aTOMiC wrote:From the first moment I read that word my mind instantly pronounced it SAY-SURE. Right or wrong thats what I'm stuck with.
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I see the "ae" dipthong and give it the latin pronunciation...without even thinking...ah, the joy of being well trained...
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