Calthrop he/him Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) I'm a long time lurker so please be gentle as I would be surprised if this hasn't been discussed before (and probably quickly dismissed). I've tried the Coppermind and site search, and couldn't find what I was looking for, so here I am stepping out of the shadows. I'm doing a re-listen of Elantris with the 10th anniversary edition, and I don't own the texts, so I'm fully aware this could be a matter of simple spelling, but it seems a little, off, in that way that makes you wonder a bit. Brandon's recent comments that there are bits in Elantris that he is surprised we haven't asked about has prompted me to question everything in this book, it seems. When the madness takes an Elantrian during the time the Shaod was corrupted, the Elantrians refer to those who have been broken by the pain as going "Ho-id" (at least that's what it sounds like in the audiobook, suspiciously so). Again, I'm aware that this may be spelled differently in the text, but even if so it seems awfully close to that droll fellow's name that makes our ears perk up. And folks from Arelon and Teod do have funny ways with vowels anyhow, so even with a slight difference in spelling it might be worth considering. So...implications? (I typed that last bit in Pattern's voice for you). Edited November 1, 2015 by Calthrop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter he/him Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Yeah the people who have lost their minds are actually called "Hoed" HOH-EED. Aon are always pronounced with hard vowels. So if you were to pronounce Hoid's name Aonically (which you shouldn't 'cause his name is not based off of an Aon) than it would be HOH-EYED. Hoid's name is actually pronounced as a single syllable, HOYD. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calthrop he/him Posted November 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Yeah the people who have lost their minds are actually called "Hoed" HOH-EED. Aon are always pronounced with hard vowels. So if you were to pronounce Hoid's name Aonically (which you shouldn't 'cause his name is not based off of an Aon) than it would be HOH-EYED. Hoid's name is actually pronounced as a single syllable, HOYD. Appreciate the info. I knew the usual pronunciation of Hoid's name but thought 'Hoed' might have been a bastardized version of his name. Long shot, I know, just had to ask. Thanks Weiry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogle Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Anniversary edition spoilers: This connection between Hoid's name and the Hoed is brought up in the novel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calthrop he/him Posted November 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) Thanks Moogle. I haven't finished the anniversary edition yet but didn't see this mentioned in the new info threads, must've overlooked it. Glad I wasn't going off the tinfoil roof there. Edited November 1, 2015 by Calthrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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