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Pronunciation

Post by zac »

Well, a bit of an inane question.
But how is 'Tygem' pronounced?
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Re: Pronunciation

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Tie as in knot, gem as in jewel
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Re: Pronunciation

Post by lovelove »

Tie-Jem

Tygem = 타이젬 /tʰa i t͡ɕem/
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Re: Pronunciation

Post by zac »

Thank you both, now I can stop mis-pronouncing it. I was saying a softer 'g' like in 'goal', so it was kind of... Tie ghem :lol:
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So was I, and I never even thought twice about it. :shock:

Good catch!
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