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Post by Magnus on Apr 7, 2008 18:33:51 GMT 1
I can't remember any thread being about this, but how do you pronounce Hircine?
- Le Kvist.
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Post by Tiao Lei Shen on Apr 7, 2008 18:39:21 GMT 1
I'm pretty sure its "Her-seen." That's how I've always pronounced it, and I noticed thats how it was on Val's radio show.
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Post by Valencia Donahue on Apr 7, 2008 19:12:02 GMT 1
I think I asked Leon the around the time I joined this board and commented how it made me think of chocolates... Dictionary.com has an... Interesting take on it, now that I looked it up. |
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Post by Odin Reeves on Apr 7, 2008 19:43:23 GMT 1
Up until Valencia's Radio show I was always mentally pronoucing it Hur-kin, even after seeing Hircine on Oblivion as a good I never thought of pronoucing it differently.
But, Her-seen makes a bit more sense.
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Post by Shuya Katsumoto on Apr 7, 2008 20:36:57 GMT 1
Hir-Kine is what I always think, but I heard Valencia pronounce it as Hir-Seen, so yeah, I am doubtful now...
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Post by Leon Loire on Apr 7, 2008 20:41:38 GMT 1
God, I am too now.  From the start, I based the pronunciation off of what I heard in Oblivion - Hier (rhymes with "ear") - cene. That's how I've always known it, but I can see why people pronounce it as Hurcene or Hercene. Still, that's how I've always said it, anyway. But Dictionary.com's pronunciation makes the school sound a whole lot less badass. Not to mention the definition. |
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Post by Kei on Apr 7, 2008 21:05:02 GMT 1
I always pronounced it Her-sine. But then... one day I thought about it and said Her-cene... so then I confused myself on how to pronounce it xDDD.
Yes. Considering that we're the Hircine Timberwolves, I kinda find it ironic for the definition to say that. Nonetheless, still cool, as its my Zodiac animal (well, I say Ram.)
~Manuel
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Post by Shuya Katsumoto on Apr 7, 2008 21:13:59 GMT 1
I'm still not convinced and think we should pronounce the c as an actual k and put more strength to the name. Her-cene is for nice kids... the real badasses just say her-kine!
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Post by Shamino Warhen Ph.D on Apr 7, 2008 21:46:44 GMT 1
Play Oblivion, the game in which the name was stolen from (for some reason...) and find out.
It's not a good game without about 10 mods though, so be careful.
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Post by Shuya Katsumoto on Apr 7, 2008 21:56:00 GMT 1
Play Oblivion, the game in which the name was stolen from (for some reason...) and find out. It's not a good game without about 10 mods though, so be careful. I find the GotY edition on ps3 to be rock solid... but where can I find them using the name then? I played the main story and all factions on normal oblivion pc but cannot remember? |
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Post by Odin Reeves on Apr 7, 2008 22:01:23 GMT 1
It's one of the Daedric shrines that you can go to, it's somewhere north of the Imperial City, I think.
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Post by Leon Loire on Apr 7, 2008 23:41:42 GMT 1
It's one of the Daedric shrines that you can go to, it's somewhere north of the Imperial City, I think. Wrong direction there Odin, but right idea. Hircine's shrine is directly south of Imperial City, and a little bit off the beaten road. If you come across a bunch of Minotaurs and a "Unicorn," turn back around. But that's off topic, so moving on. |
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Post by Shuya Katsumoto on Apr 7, 2008 23:42:40 GMT 1
Yeah I did get that unicorn... cool little creature, leads to a lot of fun... but we're going off thread here, I'll have a look at the shrine though  |
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Post by Shamino Warhen Ph.D on Apr 8, 2008 2:34:12 GMT 1
Kill the Unicorn.
Kill it for great justice.
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Post by Magnus on Apr 8, 2008 16:29:28 GMT 1
Well, personally I've always thought it was the way Shuya said it... And for the reason he said it xD it sounds better.
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Post by Sathanas on Apr 8, 2008 18:46:48 GMT 1
I always pronounced it Her-seen or Hear-Seen, depending on the way I said it. I've never pronounced it with a hard k, as I don't think it's quite as elegant or cool. I think The soft c is a better heir to Varron than k...
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Post by Alyssa on Apr 8, 2008 18:53:00 GMT 1
hmm no one pronounces it as 'her- sign' or 'here-sign' ? o.O Maybe that's just British or something, but for me a 'ci' sounds like sign rather than seen.
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