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    Default How do you pronounce 'Xillia?'

    I've personally always said it like "Zilly-ah," but I was talking about tbis game with a friend the other day and he called it "Ex-illy-ah" which I found... weird. How do you pronounce it, and is there actually a correct way?

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    I always pronounce it with a Z sound. Like xylophone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lone Wolf Leonhart View Post
    I always pronounce it with a Z sound. Like xylophone.
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    I think some people say exylophone. But I digress. I say the first one. Which means it probably is not correct. I am always wrong on these sorts of things



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    "KSILL-liya"

    What? That sounds natural to me.

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    From what I remember the Katakana show it as ekselia. But when I see the name I also have to think about Zillia.

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    Starting with a z-sound.

    But sometimes like ksillia too. I can't make up my mind.
    everything is wrapped in gray
    i'm focusing on your image
    can you hear me in the void?

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    zill-ee-ah

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vyk View Post
    I think some people say exylophone.
    And those people are wrong

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    Shillia, because of Pinyin ruining my perception of x.

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    I have never attempted to say this word and probably never will so I don't need to worry about pronunciation.

    I may type it though... in that case I would spell it Xillia

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bubba View Post
    I have never attempted to say this word and probably never will so I don't need to worry about pronunciation.

    I may type it though... in that case I would spell it Xillia
    What if some crazy person holds you at gun point and says he will shoot you if you don't say Xillia

    WHAT NOW BUBBA

    WHAT NOW

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    Quote Originally Posted by shion View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Bubba View Post
    I have never attempted to say this word and probably never will so I don't need to worry about pronunciation.

    I may type it though... in that case I would spell it Xillia
    What if some crazy person holds you at gun point and says he will shoot you if you don't say Xillia

    WHAT NOW BUBBA

    WHAT NOW
    I will probably pronounce it however he pronounced it when he asked me to pronounce Xillia.

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    Touché.

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