The (lack of) accent is partly why it's hard to be certain what she said, since she uses a short, American i and not a French i, making the word sound much like asteris(k). But I hear a strong s sound at the end - if it's followed by a k it's lightly voiced. She gets my benefit of the doubt.AugieDB wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:24 pm As someone who runs a site dedicated to reviewing Franco-Belgian comics, I'm siding with those who heard Emma say "Asterisk," which is definitely wrong.
The French version of the name has a different accent, but only in that the "I" sounds more like a long "E". So it's not an accent issue, either. She just said the wrong word.
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How is it an acceptable response if she omitted the "k" sound? In both English and French, the x at the end of Astérix is pronounced "ks". Some examples of the French pronunciation:davey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:49 am The (lack of) accent is partly why it's hard to be certain what she said, since she uses a short, American i and not a French i, making the word sound much like asteris(k). But I hear a strong s sound at the end - if it's followed by a k it's lightly voiced. She gets my benefit of the doubt.
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There's no requirement to pronounce a word properly. Pronouncing an x as an s is common. In French, the word six, for example...Mathew5000 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:34 amHow is it an acceptable response if she omitted the "k" sound? In both English and French, the x at the end of Astérix is pronounced "ks".davey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:49 am The (lack of) accent is partly why it's hard to be certain what she said, since she uses a short, American i and not a French i, making the word sound much like asteris(k). But I hear a strong s sound at the end - if it's followed by a k it's lightly voiced. She gets my benefit of the doubt.
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According to some sites I consulted, including this one
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/pronunciation/x/
only the numbers in French end with the s sound for x. I didn't realize that. However, that doesn't change the fact that J! doesn't require players to know all the pronunciation rules, especially not those of another language...
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I've heard "Alix" as the French form of "Alice," and I understand it to be pronounced like "Elise."davey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:58 amThere's no requirement to pronounce a word properly. Pronouncing an x as an s is common. In French, the word six, for example...Mathew5000 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:34 amHow is it an acceptable response if she omitted the "k" sound? In both English and French, the x at the end of Astérix is pronounced "ks".davey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:49 am The (lack of) accent is partly why it's hard to be certain what she said, since she uses a short, American i and not a French i, making the word sound much like asteris(k). But I hear a strong s sound at the end - if it's followed by a k it's lightly voiced. She gets my benefit of the doubt.
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According to some sites I consulted, including this one
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/pronunciation/x/
only the numbers in French end with the s sound for x. I didn't realize that.
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I've only heard it pronounced with the terminal 'x' sound, but you may well be correct, too. I know in Spanish it can have that sound (there's a MotoGP rider named Aleix Espargaro and his first name is pronounces like 'Alayse').seaborgium wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:07 pmI've heard "Alix" as the French form of "Alice," and I understand it to be pronounced like "Elise."davey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:58 amThere's no requirement to pronounce a word properly. Pronouncing an x as an s is common. In French, the word six, for example...Mathew5000 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:34 amHow is it an acceptable response if she omitted the "k" sound? In both English and French, the x at the end of Astérix is pronounced "ks".davey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:49 am The (lack of) accent is partly why it's hard to be certain what she said, since she uses a short, American i and not a French i, making the word sound much like asteris(k). But I hear a strong s sound at the end - if it's followed by a k it's lightly voiced. She gets my benefit of the doubt.
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According to some sites I consulted, including this one
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/pronunciation/x/
only the numbers in French end with the s sound for x. I didn't realize that.
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Yes, but it has to be a plausible pronunciation. There is no word in English or French in which "x" is pronounced "sk".davey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:58 amThere's no requirement to pronounce a word properly. Pronouncing an x as an s is common. In French, the word six, for example...Mathew5000 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:34 amHow is it an acceptable response if she omitted the "k" sound? In both English and French, the x at the end of Astérix is pronounced "ks".davey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:49 am The (lack of) accent is partly why it's hard to be certain what she said, since she uses a short, American i and not a French i, making the word sound much like asteris(k). But I hear a strong s sound at the end - if it's followed by a k it's lightly voiced. She gets my benefit of the doubt.
You are overthinking this. It was a clear case of saying the wrong word. One of which is, in fact, a wordplay based on the other, but that doesn't make it any less wrong.
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No, I'm saying - for the 4th time now - that there's no k on the end of the word as she says it. If there is, it's not clearly enunciated. Had it been clear to the judges, she would have been ruled against. The s is very clear.gnash wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:10 pmYes, but it has to be a plausible pronunciation. There is no word in English or French in which "x" is pronounced "sk".davey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:58 amThere's no requirement to pronounce a word properly. Pronouncing an x as an s is common. In French, the word six, for example...Mathew5000 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:34 amHow is it an acceptable response if she omitted the "k" sound? In both English and French, the x at the end of Astérix is pronounced "ks".davey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:49 am The (lack of) accent is partly why it's hard to be certain what she said, since she uses a short, American i and not a French i, making the word sound much like asteris(k). But I hear a strong s sound at the end - if it's followed by a k it's lightly voiced. She gets my benefit of the doubt.
You are overthinking this. It was a clear case of saying the wrong word. One of which is, in fact, a wordplay based on the other, but that doesn't make it any less wrong.
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I believe Alix is pronounced in French with a concluding "ks" sound, as in these videos:seaborgium wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:07 pmI've heard "Alix" as the French form of "Alice," and I understand it to be pronounced like "Elise."
youtube.com/watch?v=athqxgaC9Pw
youtube.com/watch?v=2VDvK0Bgzqk&t=75 (at timecode 1:20)
youtube.com/watch?v=utQEp8Fugu4&t=58 (at timecodes 0:01:00 and 1:00:30)
Also I wouldn't say Alix is the French form of Alice, because in French Alice is much more common than Alix.
Even if she said something like "Asteriss" with no "k" sound, it's not exactly a "plausible pronunciation" to say most of the word as in English, and then the final letter as in a few irregularly-pronounced French words. But I acknowledge Davey's argument; we can agree to disagree.
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Re: Thursday, June 6, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
Alix Spiegel of NPR pronounces her name like "Elise"; I guess I was going entirely off that.Mathew5000 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 1:43 amI believe Alix is pronounced in French with a concluding "ks" sound, as in these videos:seaborgium wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:07 pmI've heard "Alix" as the French form of "Alice," and I understand it to be pronounced like "Elise."
youtube.com/watch?v=athqxgaC9Pw
youtube.com/watch?v=2VDvK0Bgzqk&t=75 (at timecode 1:20)
youtube.com/watch?v=utQEp8Fugu4&t=58 (at timecodes 0:01:00 and 1:00:30)
Also I wouldn't say Alix is the French form of Alice, because in French Alice is much more common than Alix.
Even if she said something like "Asteriss" with no "k" sound, it's not exactly a "plausible pronunciation" to say most of the word as in English, and then the final letter as in a few irregularly-pronounced French words. But I acknowledge Davey's argument; we can agree to disagree.
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Re: Thursday, June 6, 2019 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
For those who want to play along at home, here's Emma giving the debated response at normal, half, and quarter speeds:
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Without listening to this, I will say this as a matter of general principle: much like with video review of red-card or PK offenses in soccer, but even more so, listening to speech at different speed is not helpful in discerning what was said, because it distorts the perception. Think Laurel/Yanny.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:18 am For those who want to play along at home, here's Emma giving the debated response at normal, half, and quarter speeds: