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Jeesh
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How is his name pronounced? In Shadow of the Hedgemon it says it is pronounced ah-SHEEL. But in the French manor. I'm taking French next year. How is it pronounced in English?
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Advent 115
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Do you mean in the old greek hero sense, or the evil Beans enemy sense?

In english for the evil little it is pronounced: A-shh-eel

In the greek sense its A-kill-ees
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SteveRogers
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I've often wondered what Achilles might sound like when said with a Southern twang...
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I guess phonetically, in English it would be Ah-chill, as it, "'Aw, chill' out, man." [Big Grin]

I recall hearing it A-kill-ees in my head for most of Ender's Shadow. Kind of like how I definately called Hermione (Harry Potter) Her-my-own until stupid Krum came along in Goblet and had to burst my pronounciation bubble. [Wink]
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dantesparadigm
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Before starting a brand new thread on a subject, try doing a search. You'll find this particular subject has been covered.
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