15 replies to this topic

[ghostXzero]

"Gauss" is mispronounced in game. Should sound like "gowss".

http://www.howjsay.c....php?word=gauss

http://www.bing.com/...search?q=+gauss

[Deadoon]

Dialects. Gawz is how everyone I know says it.

[blinkin]

distant future after a dark age. a great deal of knowledge has been lost. my guess is the pronunciation of gauss was one of those things.

tldr:stop nitpicking.

[Willie Sauerland]

It is pronounced Gaows in German. I don't know French, but I suspect it is similar. As such, I see no problem here.

[focuspark]

Since it's somebody's last name, I think we should be saying how ever they heck he said it.

http://en.wikipedia....Friedrich_Gauss

That said, Gauss Rifle is pronounced "Rail Gun".

[IceSerpent]

focuspark, on 27 December 2012 - 08:42 AM, said:

Since it's somebody's last name, I think we should be saying how ever they heck he said it.
http://en.wikipedia....Friedrich_Gauss

Yep, I am with you on this one.

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That said, Gauss Rifle is pronounced "Rail Gun".

The correct spelling is "Coil Gun"

[Omigir]

Saying it like Gows just sounds lame. saying it like they do in the game sounds good

[Willie Sauerland]

Friedrich Gauss was from the Holy Roman Empire which was neither holy nor Roman. As there seem to be so many inconsistencies in this entire thing, perhaps we should get rid of the Gauss Rifle (read: Coil Gun) altogether so as to avoid any confusion on the matter...

[Jetfire]

I think it is spelled "I'm the Boss!" Rifle and pronounced "Baw-SS!"

[Strum Wealh]

Here are recordings of three different individuals (a Briton, a German, and an Italian) pronouncing the word.

[Glythe]

Gauss is a unit of magnetic intensity which comes from a name which is pronounced like so:

http://upload.wikime...edrichgauss.ogg


Interesting fun fact... he was the last person in the history of the world to understand everything about mathematics (since his death more mathematic fields have been created)

If you want to sound like a hick then you should indeed rhyme Gauss with the word Hoss. If you want to say the name correctly then it should rhyme with spouse.


On a semi related note for all you WoT fans..... the Maus tank is also pronounced just like the english word mouse. It is not a "moss" tank.

Edited by Glythe, 27 December 2012 - 05:34 PM.

[Sandslice]

Thontor, on 27 December 2012 - 05:41 PM, said:

yeah that's wrong, it should rhyme with the word Laws

So, what, they're gauze rifles that shoot out cloth bandages?

[Icedpyre]

Well I'm a ******* I guess. I've always said it like "boss" with a G. GOSS RIFLE...aka, BOOM STICK

[blinkin]

Icedpyre, on 27 December 2012 - 07:17 PM, said:

Well I'm a ******* I guess. I've always said it like "boss" with a G. GOSS RIFLE...aka, BOOM STICK

[Elder Thorn]

Strum Wealh, on 27 December 2012 - 04:33 PM, said:

Here are recordings of three different individuals (a Briton, a German, and an Italian) pronouncing the word.

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by hans (Male from Austria)

some people just want to watch the world burn, right?

tbh... who the redacted thing cares?

Edited by Elder Thorn, 27 December 2012 - 08:08 PM.

[Moromillas]

Incorrect sir.

"Gows" is said with a strong German accent, while "gaws" is also correct.