soulcastJam he/him Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) My point is that if you pronounce his name EE-lend then the nickname El doesn't fit. But since El is used so frequently (yes, I'm looking at you Ham) then the pronunciation has to be EL-end. As in El(ephant)-End. Edited October 12, 2015 by soulcastJam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal she/her Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 My point is that if you pronounce his name EE-lend then the nickname El doesn't fit. But since El is used so frequently (yes, I'm looking at you Ham) then the pronunciation has to be EL-end. As in El(ephant)-End. I think the pronounciation should be El-end as in Elephant. This is how I said it in my head and I am French, for whatever it is worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamEternal Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 I think the pronounciation should be El-end as in Elephant. This is how I said it in my head and I am French, for whatever it is worth. It isn't worth much, since Northern Dominance names follow german pronunciations 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulcastJam he/him Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 It isn't worth much, since Northern Dominance names follow german pronunciations Ouch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobar14 he/him Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 I always pictured Rock to look like Kronk from the Emperor's New Groove, but he spoke with a Somoan accent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khyrindor he/him Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 I pronounced Elend as ee-lend when I read it despite his nickname. But my grandfather is German and said that Elend would be pronounced ay-lind. The audiobook says E-lind. ee-lend sounds more royal to me but e-lind fits the nickname. Also, Brandon wrote Elend as a character before he knew that it was actually a word in German, so technically we can ignore that. It was just German-inspired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_am_NOT_fire Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) I listened to the audio book, and spelt all of the names wrong. For example; Sadeas was Xadius, Jasnah was Yesnah, and Karbranth was Carbronth. Edited October 24, 2015 by lighweaver64 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cemci she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 I recently went to a signing and heard Sanderson pronounce Sadeas' name 'SAD-eeas', although I'd always pronounced his name 'sad-E-as'. In my mind, almost all the bridgemen are also quite lanky, although carrying bridges has definitely made them more muscular. And I completely fail in imagining Renarin and Adolin with any kind of blonde in their hair. When I picture Adolin's date with Shallan, his hair is either completely blonde or completely black (Shallan is reddish-ginger, not completely red) and Renarin is always black, although both have a confusing mix of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoDubber he/him Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 The French pronunciations is just for Central dominance names (So Kelsier, Vin, Demoux, etc.). Spook is just the English translation of his nickname (I'm pretty sure the French translations refer to him as "Spectre"). And the Northern dominance, where Elend and Straff are originally from, uses more Germanic pronunciations so "EE-lend" and "STRAHFF". Huh... One would think that the production staff over at MacMillan Would have corrected this in the audio books. In all of the Mistborn audio books, Michael Kramer pronounces the name Kell-see-er, as does the Graphic Audio products. Kramer does pronounce Demoux "De-mew" while Graphic Audio says "Dem-mo." But then, I also don't care for other pronunciations in GA, like Duralumin -- Kramer says "der-al-la-min" while GA says "dura-loo-min." As far as Stormlight names go, I'll stick to Michael Kramer and Kate Reading's pronunciations until Brandon says otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vineyarddawg Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 I had,(well, have) no idea how to pronounce the names of half the cosmere characters. You're up to 50%? I gave up long ago. I am 100% sure I am mispronouncing 99% of the names. Hmph... airsick lowlanders. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoDubber he/him Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hmph... airsick lowlanders. "Rock" it is, then... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamEternal Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hmph... airsick lowlanders. I can only pronouce his name by chanting it. Really, it is impossible for me to say it normaly. Wich makes sense, since it is a poem... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoDubber he/him Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 I can't even do that. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blightsong he/him Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 I honestly think I'm some kind of savant (not allomantically). I've been able to pronounce Rock's name since the first time I read it. This is also true for most things people think are hard to pronounce. I can just read things and say them perfectly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cemci she/her Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) I honestly think I'm some kind of savant (not allomantically). I've been able to pronounce Rock's name since the first time I read it. This is also true for most things people think are hard to pronounce. I can just read things and say them perfectly. Someone has a high opinion of themselves...how do you know that you're pronouncing Rock's name perfectly? Edited October 28, 2015 by Cemci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamEternal Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) I just realized something: Horneaters are part Parshendi, so maybe that is why their names are poems. Edited November 11, 2015 by CognitivePulsePattern 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaybalj Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 It took me three or four rereads of WOR to realize that when Yalb tells 'the new guy' how important galley duty is, he is merely trying to foist off an unwanted job on 'the dumb newb'.. I always read Pattern's comments about yalbs lies to be referring to his exaggeration about meeting the king.. He is probably actually admiring yalb's ability to manipulate the new guy. Also, back in Kholinar pai and lhan walk through the oathgate room. ( interlude 12) Other things i noticed that may or may not be real..... Jasnah unconsciously nods and shakes her head a number of times... Is she responding to something Ivory has said to her? Shallan's 'i am terrified' truth always seemed weak to me.... What if Pattern took it, not as a statement of 'right now, i am terrified', but rather ' my standard state of being is terrified'? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoDubber he/him Posted November 15, 2015 Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) I just realized something: Horneaters are part Parshendi, so maybe that is why their names are poems. SAY WHAT, NOW?! Where do you get that from?! I've been through both books dozens of time and have never picked up on that. Is this something we have by Word of Brandon? But now that you mention it, they are large like parshendi, a mixed heritage could explain the odd red hair, and this could also explain why they can see spren. My head's on fire... Edited November 15, 2015 by DiscoDubber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natc Posted November 15, 2015 Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) It's definitely a WoB. I suck at finding them though. Herdazians are also part-parshendi. Which raises a question as to whether any of the races are part Aimian. Edited November 15, 2015 by natc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Arum Posted November 15, 2015 Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) Here's your WOB, from the 6-month AMA that Brandon gave: Question: can somene be born half-parshnedi or maybe even half-spren?? Answer: [–]mistborn[S] 4 points6 months ago The Horneaters and the Herdazians are both descendants of Parshendi/human interbreeding. source Edited November 15, 2015 by Titan Arum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vander Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) That's weird... Meanwhile, mine was when I saw Hoid in Warbreaker, and thought "Huh. Brandon's run out of names, it seems." and stuck with that for a month, before finding out about the larger Cosmere. Edited November 22, 2015 by Vander Honorsworn 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegatorgirl00 she/her Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 It took me until halfway through WoR to realize that the pictures at the start of the chapters represented the point of view character for that chapter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vander Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 It took me until halfway through WoR to realize that the pictures at the start of the chapters represented the point of view character for that chapter. Right?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ninja Yodeler he/him Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 It took me until I found coppermind ( about 3 reads in WOK & WoR) to realize that the segments at the beginning of chapters contained a full letter. I was amazed when I found it. And here I thought just seeing Hoid a few times was awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookla the Absent Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 The first time I saw that picture of Szeth... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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