English is a Germanic language in many respects, and as such "ei" has always been pronounced "eye" for me. Ee-ko sounds stupid to me. As done Zi-dayn. What a ridiculous way to say it.

And how can you not pronounce Amarant "Ah-muh-ruhnt", DM? I suppose this is the same "bastard" thing. English say "bah-stuhd" whereas many Americans say some variation of "bah-staaarrrrrrrrrd". xD How do you say Amarant?