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SWC How do you SAY these Star Wars words?

Discussion in 'Star Wars Community' started by WhiskeyGold, Feb 25, 2014.

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  1. Tornado Wrangler

    Tornado Wrangler Jedi Padawan star 1

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    . . . because that's what Lando is saying. When Lando is around, everyone says "Han" as in "fan". I think this is the only time in the saga when 3PO says "Han." He always calls him Captain Solo.
     
    Tornado Wrangler, Mar 5, 2014
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  2. Obi-yoda

    Obi-yoda Jedi Youngling star 2

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    A-T-A-T
    Han (rhyming with gone) Solo
    4 LOM (rhyming with bomb)
     
    Obi-yoda, Mar 19, 2014
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  3. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    I've usually pronounced Solo's first name as "Hahn" because it's so similar to the German name "Hans" (pronounced "Hahns"), and 4-LOM as "four-lom" just because it's fewer syllables than "four el oh em." But then I've also mostly said "ay tee ay tee" for "AT-AT," which is more syllables than "at-at," so... not very logical, I know. Maybe it's the difference between the specific name of a character/being and the generic name of a vehicle...

    But yes, "tomayto, tomahto," indeed.
     
    Findswoman , Mar 20, 2014
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  4. Kess Banta

    Kess Banta Jedi Knight star 4

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    Lucas originally formulated young Luke Starkiller as an echo of his younger self, thus the name.
     
    Kess Banta, Mar 23, 2014
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  5. Sir Chem

    Sir Chem Jedi Knight star 1

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    AT-AT has always been ay-tee-ay-tee, to me. I don't think it was ever said in the movies, they just called them walkers, right?

    Han has always been Hawn, since that's the most common pronunciation in the movie.

    I have never said it in conversation, but I would say 4-lahm for 4-LOM. Less work...

    Leia is pronounced "Lay-ah", and always will be to me.

    I really feel sorry for some of the sci-fi actors dealing with names like Anakin and Obi-Wan, since they might just be reading from the script with no prior knowledge.


    Yeah, that scene always makes me laugh.

    Yeah, Ford really accents that "w" sound. I'm probably between the two pronunciations, somehow.
     
    Sir Chem, Mar 23, 2014
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  6. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    My dictionary gives "falcon" (first syllable rhyming with "Hal") as the first/preferred pronunciation option and "falwcon" (first syllable rhyming with "fall") as the second. Once I'm back in the office tomorrow I'll check on what the big Merriam-Webster says, but the first of the two is how I always learned to say it, and Ford's pronunciation always seemed a little odd to me.
     
    Findswoman , Mar 23, 2014
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