Mispronunciations
 

Were there any words from the comics that you always pronounced wrong until actually hearing them (probably on the NT).

For me it was Utrom, I used to think it was ut (as in up) instead of oot, but I got the rom right :D

Then Fugitoid, I always called him Fug (like hug) itoid instead of Fyewgitoid.

So, what were your mistakes, if any?

ouh, cool topic! It'll be interesting to see what people say. I always liked it "Fyewgitoid" because it sounds like "fugitive".

Same here. :P

Yea, when I heard it on TV I was like, what the hell. Then I quickly realized that I was the wrong one and that it sounded much better the right way.

I managed to pronounce those two words correctly from the beginning. Spanish is my first language, so it was instinctive of me to pronounce them phonetically.

However, I was pronouncing "Leonardo" as you would in Spanish and Italian- LEH-onardo. But in the toon it's pronounced "LEE-onardo".

I've heard various pronunciations for "Raphael". I'm just saying it phonetically until I get an official one.

well, I always thought Rennet was pronounced Renae until I heard they actually pronounce it like how it's spelled.

Me too, I totally forgot that one.

Me too. :D

Actually, that's kind of grey territory. I know it was pronounced Renet on the 2K3 series, but Kevin Eastman has told us that it's Renae.

I thought Utrom was "yoo-trom." I pronounce Rennet as it's spelled.

Another one here who pronounced Renet phonetically like in the cartoon :)

That's how I've always said it the way Kevin says because anyone I know who has that name would always get supper ticked if you would say the T in their name.:lol:

you met real women named Rennet?

yes and it was not spelled like that my step cousin has that name.
I've know quite a few people to have it though.

When I was an enumerator for the Census, one of the families I surveyed listed having a daughter named "Renette" or "Ranette" or something similar to that.

Rene/Renee does mean "reborn". So it does make sense that Eastman and Laird picked this name for the time mistress.

Utrom and Renet mostly. I always kinda figured that Fugitoid was short for Fugitive Android. *shrugs*

Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Donatello all have different pernounciations depending on the country.

For instance in Italy the name is pronounced Meek-elangelo or Mick-elangelo.....

I did notice that Karai pronounces it closest to "Meekelangelo".

But I pronounced it "MichaelANgelo" for some reason.

I know a Renet... But she does pronounce it with the 'T'.

Um, I haven't had any names I've mispronounced thus far.

I thought Renet was Ren-ay too. I've had the same experience Putrescent has with the name.

I pronounce Raph's name Raf-eye-ell... the Raf-ee-ell thing KILLS me. My husband is the worst, and I will sooo break him of Rof-ee-ell. I cringe when he says Rof.

Personally, I'm wondering how Genosuke is officially pronounced. If you listen to Usagi in 2k3, it takes him a while to start saying it the same way, and then he usually just gives up and says Gen...he's said Jen as well.
He started out saying it Gen-ohs-kay, which I believe would be correct if he spoke proper Japanese, but the voice actor even mispronounced "Miyamoto Usagi". :ohwell:

I could've sworn I heard Renet pronounced the original French way when used in 'Time Travails'.

There was a source of confusion regarding how Usagi characters are pronounced when they were introduced in 2K3. Below is how they would actually be pronounced:

Miyamoto Usagi: "Mee-yuh-moe-toe Oo-sa-gee"
Genosuke: "Gen-oh-skay"

I've always pronounced Renet like Ren-ay too, and thats the way I prefer it. even though official word (well, Laird) says its Ren-net, I much prefer the other way, and when i'm reading my comics, thats how it'll stay in my head!!!!

What's the source on this?

I seem to remember an update on the official site a while back stating that you pronounced it Ren-net, due to the fact that some people had emailed in asking. It was ages ago and I can't find it now, due to the fact that I can't find any news items on there from before march, but i'm pretty sure that's where I read it! And if Dan Berger says that, I guess that Laird told him so....

I remember that too.

Although I thought I had read it in the letters-section of TMNT...

But my memory kinda sucks. :P

That letters section thing rang a bell with me, so I just checked and found it!! TMNT vol 4 #21! So I guess I read it in here and not the website! D'oh! Anyhoo, here's what it says, in full (oh boy):


Like I said, she'll stil always be ReNAY to me!

Good job finding that!! Seems it's another inconsistency between Kevin and Peter. I stick with ReNAY, though I know I let some ReNETs slip through, too.

I'm gonna give my memory a cookie O.o

I'm gonna stick with Renay also I know the characters an idiot pretty much but man the way Renet sounds is just dumb.

I think I used to pronounce Karai wrong aswell (now I know any thing "ai" in japanese is "eye") however, I can't remember what I thought it was.

I said it wrong growing up also lol I used to say it like Kar-ey

I got Karai right from the very beginning. It helps that there's a word in Spanish that looks and sounds very similar.

In the 2k3 toon sometimes they pronounce it "Kuh-RYE". And it's fun to say that way- separating the syllables and all.

Alright, we get it. You're a perfect pronouncer. :P

Maybe Ka-Ray...?

No I'm not a perfect pronouncer. I pronounced "Michelangelo" the English way. And I said "Renet" just as it looks like even though I am fluent in French.

Just remembered another one, I used to think Peter Laird was Peter Larid. Oddly enough, I'm not dyslexic

haha yeah I used to call him Peter Lard ohh boy glad I never met him when I said his name that way shesh bet he got teased in school allot.:|

I've always kind of said Renet Ren-eht in my head instead of like Renae -- it just seems to suit her earlier bratty character.

:lol: That's too good.

Cerebus, add another to my list.