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Thread: Vaan's Name

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    Uh, Van Morrison?

    As far as I'm aware, his name is pronounced "van". As in - the vehicle. Not "vaughn", or "varn", just "van".

    *starts humming "Brown-Eyed Girl"*
    Last edited by scooby; 01-22-2006 at 12:43 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matrinka
    Oh "Vaghn" sounds MUCH better than "Van," which is how I was pronouncing the name.

    Everytime I heard it, all I could think of was the Chris Farley sketch on SNL... "I live in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!"
    LOL!!! When I saw that I started laughing.

    I always thought that it was Van. Just like it looked. I never knew it was like VAWN. Like... Yawn... lol. Thanks for informing us.
    Yeah, so what, I'm a chick that plays Final Fantasy. Not my fault my dad got me hooked when I was little. Started with Final Fantasy Tactics, and now I'm on Final Fantasy X-2... And I'm only 14!

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    Let's not have a Yuffie/Tidus war going on again. Think how the Japanese pronounce the A sound. They don't have long or short A's, it's just an A. Now think of a Japanese word that has an A in it. Anime? Samurai? Sake? It's always the same. When romanizing Japanese words, using a vowel twice in a row doesn't change it's pronunciation. You just hold the sound for a split second longer.

    Edit: I suppose I should use words that people pronounce properly... It's more of an "ah" sound.

    Edit Again: Yeah, I just heard his name in one of the trailers. I was right. Except I probably should have thought to also point out in case someone wants to scrutinize, the Japanese have no V sound. I'm assuming it was Penelo, but it was deffinitely a girl, and if I could cut the clip or had a mic to at least record her saying it, I'd offer it up for you all. Anyway, she barely pronounces the N, so it's more like a really soft "Bah" (our V is usually romajinized to B for them, and vice versa).
    Last edited by Vyk; 01-22-2006 at 03:17 AM.



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