[ SECRET POST #2938 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2938 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Constantine]


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03.
[Dragon Age]


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04.
[Merlin]


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05.
[Pokemon]


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06.
[The Americans]


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07.
[Doctor Who]


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08.
[Twisted Toyfare]


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09.
[Black Books]


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10.
[World of Warcraft]













Notes:

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

...Why? If you've studied any sort of Western history, you probably studied about Constantine, and it's pronounced the same way.

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, but apparently the ACTUAL pronunciation of his name is considered "Constan-TYNE", not "Constan-TEEN".

[(Anonymous)]

Is the comic book character pronounced "Constan-TYE-n"? I didn't know. I assumed it was the historical way, "Constan-teen".

[kamino_neko]

Is the comic book character pronounced "Constan-TYE-n"?

Yes. It's mentioned at a couple points in the comics and became something of a shibboleth among the readership.

[(Anonymous)]

Same, always assumed it was after Konstantyn - Constant-een (not weak 'ee' but harsh 'ee'). I don't know any English person with this name, so can't verify D:.

[(Anonymous)]

Brits say -tyne, Americans say -teen. I think the long-I sound has a more dangerous and cool-sounding tone to it, myself. Also my country has a much larger military, so we get to decide how things are pronounced.

[(Anonymous)]

No, I don't think that's true. It's not common enough for the average American or English person to know, unless they've studied history. If the default to "-tyne", that just makes sense in modern English pronunciation. I've heard both Americans and Brits pronounce it both ways.

[(Anonymous)]

It sounds more evil because it sounds more french (Like Josephine, Justine), which betrays a sort of subliminal british perspective that's still active within american discourse. Remember all the Harry Potter Villains? Lestrange? Malfoy? Vol de Mort? All French. Hell, even the word "villain" is french.

I'm German. In German the original Name would be Konstantin, and pronounced "-teen". Just thought I'd leave that here.

[redseeker]

I'm British and wou'd pronounce it -teen just because of the Keanu movie. It's not a name/word that really crops up anywhere otherwise (at least it hasn't done for me), so I wouldn't have any other frame of reference...

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

I assume all modern versions come down to, of course, the Roman Emperor Constantine. Latin declensions aside, it's definitely "teen".