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How do you pronounce "Gradius"?

How do you pronounce "Gradius"?

  • Like "gladius"

    Votes: 259 33.7%

  • Like "radius"

    Votes: 492 64.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 18 2.3%
  • Total voters
    769

Phediuk

Member
Oct 27, 2017
3,327
The thread on the pronunciation of Galaga was a washout in favor of "GAL-aga", so let's try another shmup with at least two pronunciations.

Do you pronounce Gradius "gladius" with an "R" or as "radius" preceded by a "G"? Vote now.
 
TheMoon

TheMoon

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Oct 25, 2017
18,778
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Eris

like Gladius, even though it didn't occr to me until just now that that's what it probably is with the l/r thing
 
Ojli

Ojli

Chicken Chaser
Member
Oct 28, 2017
2,652
Sweden
Unsure how "Gladius" is supposed to be pronounced (non-native english speaker), but I say Gradius as "Grade-ius", so I guess the "Radius" one
 
dom

dom

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Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
10,453
Is the first one supposed to be like the beginning of 'Grass'?
 
MrKlaw

MrKlaw

Member
Oct 25, 2017
33,059
I've always pronounced Grey-dee-us. But checking google the Japanese spelling suggests technically it'd be Grad-ee-us

which is fine - from a localisation point of view it'd seem to me like grey-dee-us is a more natural English pronounciation?
 
mudai

mudai

Member
Oct 27, 2017
4,332
Like the Latin word gladius but with an r instead of an l: [ɡrad̪iʊs̠]
 
donkey

donkey

Sumo Digital Dev
Verified
Oct 24, 2017
4,861
Like so.

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Zaimokuza

Zaimokuza

Member
May 14, 2020
955
mudai said:
Like the Latin word gladius but with an r instead of an l: [ɡrad̪iʊs̠]
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Correct Answer.

Edit: in general there's a ton of easily pronouceable words that are just pronounced like they're written that english speakers just butcher because of the absolutely idiotic english grammar. I subconsciously hate every native english speaker that has pronounced the word "Forza"
 
TheMoon

TheMoon

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Oct 25, 2017
18,778
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mopinks

mopinks

Member
Oct 27, 2017
30,577
platypus rhymes with various now???

this thread is getting more confusing by the second
 
KORNdog

KORNdog

Banned
Oct 30, 2017
8,001
Emphasis on grad... It kind of goes against how my brain wants to say it (like certain versions of Raiden or Ryu) but it also feels more correct.
 
TheMoon

TheMoon

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Oct 25, 2017
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mopinks said:
I'm gonna have to defer to the international phonetic alphabet on this one
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them's different A sounds
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for something to rhyme the phonetic alphabet transcription does not have to be identical
leave a little wiggleroom for regional differences and there ya go

things rhyme when they sound either identical or similar. we're in the land of similar over here. that's just how rhymes work.
 
mopinks

mopinks

Member
Oct 27, 2017
30,577
TheMoon said:
for something to rhyme the phonetic alphabet transcription does not have to be identical
leave a little wiggleroom for regional differences and there ya go

things rhyme when they sound either identical or similar. we're in the land of similar over here. that's just how rhymes work.
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in that case, "gradius" rhymes with "gradius" and I declare the thread moot

everyone go home
 
Hybrid Rainbow

Hybrid Rainbow

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Jun 23, 2019
6,446
Adam Sessler had an entire rant about this on XPlay years ago about how every mispronounced Japanese names including, Gradius, Samus, Saiyan, Ryu, etc. I have to see if I can find it.
 
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