This Invites Curiosity...

[Laugh at face of Danger]

Seifer

i like to pronounce it as basically "safer", however, on closer inspection of languages, should it be pronounced "cypher"?

For exmaple, in German, you use the second vowl in an ei or ie pair so they would pronounce it cypher for sure! and i just have to be random and called him safer.

Thoughts?

[Blackmageboi]

see-fer don't know why i pronounce it like that though.

[IceAngel]

I've always pronounced it as cypher. I have no idea why. Might be because I'm British .I think it could be 'see-fer' though because its kind of like that rule "i before e except after c' like in the word receive.

[crazybayman]

I think it could be 'see-fer' though because its kind of like that rule "i before e except after c' like in the word receive.

Exactly. 'See-fer'. That's how I pronounce it, too.

Although, if it were pronounced the way a German would, it would probably be Cypher.

[Skyblade]

Exactly. 'See-fer'. That's how I pronounce it, too.

Although, if it were pronounced the way a German would, it would probably be Cypher.

If it was spelled See-fer, I might pronounce it that way. But the way it's spelled, it should be pronounced identical to cipher.

And, since the pronunciation supplied in KHII agrees with that, I know I'm right.

[*~Angel Wing~*]

And, since the pronunciation supplied in KHII agrees with that, I know I'm right.

But Kingdom Hearts isn't a reliable source for the correct pronunciations. They say "Tee-dus" in the 1st game and "Ty-dus" in the 2nd game. Watch, they'll probably pronounce it "See-fer" in the 3rd game. :rolleyes2 I have always pronounced it as "See-fer" and I think it's the correct way to say his name, and nobody can change my mind!!!

[rubah]

That's because 'tee-dus' is a horrible mistake as 'Tye-dus' is clearly already a real name.

cypher ftw.

[Zeromus_X]

'Cypher' is the proper pronunciation.

[Ballistix Man]

cypher cus I'm not wrong when it comes to these things.

[*~Angel Wing~*]

That's because 'tee-dus' is a horrible mistake as 'Tye-dus' is clearly already a real name.

cypher ftw.

I've always said "Tee-dus" but let's not get into that. There's already a thread about that in the FFX forum. And I still say "See-fer"!!!

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Everything is spelled phonetically in Japanese, so there's little if any room for ambiguity when it comes to pronounciation. And according to the kana used to spell Seifer, it's pronounced like cipher.

[black orb]

>>> Its Say-pher for me..

[boys from the dwarf]

see-fer.

[crazybayman]

If it was spelled See-fer, I might pronounce it that way. But the way it's spelled, it should be pronounced identical to cipher.

And, since the pronunciation supplied in KHII agrees with that, I know I'm right.

That's more like German. In the english language, "ei" is pronounced 'ee' as in the old "i before e, except in receive" rule.

meh, call it what you want. I'm not about to change the way I pronounce it in my head because of the way a character on KH pronounces it. Who says the programmers' and creators' english is perfect?

[martin]

i still haven't got over the fact that it's Choke-a-bo and not chock-a-bo! so i'll stick with See-fer.