Guest JussttBre Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 After being on neopets for over 10 years I just noticed it's not paint devil... it's pant devil. Wow. Boy do I feel silly, I guess when you get used to something when your little you always see it the same after. I was talking about it outloud and my boyfriend said there isn't a paint devil which made me realize. Nataluna and karmacow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Xandria Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Awh, I know the feeling. In fact I just started a thread a couple days ago because I had been mispronouncing A LOT of the neopets species. Such as Aisha, Grarrl, Elephante, etc. It really blew my mind. After calling them A-SHA, ELE-PHANT-E and GROWL for so long I don't think I could ever see it as something else. Lawls. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icedragonair Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Hahaha, still worse things have happened, you didn't, for example, think that "blatant lies" was "balant lies" for several years..... :* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadey Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Haha I know this feeling. It's so difficult to change the way you say something after thinking it's pronounced a certain way for so long! I commend you if you can start saying them the proper way, because I've never been able to change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Xandria Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Hahaha, still worse things have happened, you didn't, for example, think that "blatant lies" was "balant lies" for several years..... :* Haha! I do this on a couple different things, but one in particular is safe haven. I always thought it was pronounced as "safe have-n" but apparently it's safe "hay-ven". My boyfriend has always pronounced crayons as "crowns" LOL! I still can't admit to him that I'm saying it wrong and he won't do it either, it's kind of an on-going joke. :) Nataluna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haliaetus Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I always thought it was "paint" as well! And honestly, since I have thought that ever since I began playing Neopets when I was younger (almost 11 years ago), I still catch myself saying paint rather than pant. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duskitty Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Okay, only Homestucks will get this: I've always pronounced Aradia's name A-ray-dee-ah, instead of A-rah-dee-ah. :* EDIT: I also still pronounce elite ee-lite, instead of ee-leet. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhi Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I've always known it was "pant devil" but I can understand why you thought it was "paint devil". I used to say "Mitsubishi" as "Mitsibushi". Heehee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaana Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Okay, only Homestucks will get this: I've always pronounced Aradia's name A-ray-dee-ah, instead of A-rah-dee-ah. :* Even after I realised, I still say her name A-ray-dee-ah. I always said "for all intensive purposes", instead of "for all intents and purposes" - thankfully I figured I was saying it wrong. I'm just somewhat concerned no-one ever corrected me :P Duskitty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icedragonair Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Even after I realised, I still say her name A-ray-dee-ah. I always said "for all intensive purposes", instead of "for all intents and purposes" - thankfully I figured I was saying it wrong. I'm just somewhat concerned no-one ever corrected me :P Holy **** seriously? I though "for all intensive purposes" was totally a legit abbreviation of "for all intents and purposes"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JussttBre Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I always thought it was "paint" as well! And honestly, since I have thought that ever since I began playing Neopets when I was younger (almost 11 years ago), I still catch myself saying paint rather than pant. :P I'm soooo glad I'm not the only one that says it that way haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombiiesque Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Hehehe! Cute. :D I totally can get the Paint Devil thing too. Hubby for the longest time thought manila folders were vanilla - something to do with the color being cream, which honestly makes total sense. I still get a giggle out of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulsanga Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 The only thing I still can't seem to pronounce right is usuki... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysera Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 When I was a little girl, I kept a diary. Years went by and I found it in my closet again. That was when I realized that all my entries started with "Dear Dairy". I laughed for a long, long time. Lol. cup_of_chai_tea, Duskitty, karmacow and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lyuba Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Ohohoho, this reminds me of my mum's inability to pronounce the (Doctor Who adversary) name "Dalek". She's always said "DARLEK" thinking there SHOULD be an R in "Dalek" SOMEWHERE, but there's not. XD And I'm the one always pronouncing the names correctly and right off the bat while my mum, who's been a Whovian for longer than my life, can't pronounce a lot of the names. LOL! Back onto the topic of Neopets however, there are some names I pronounced differently then they were supposed to be. For the longest time, I pronounced Aisha as "Ay-sha", though I pronounce it correctly now. I still pronounce Acara as "A-care-a" and not "Ak-a-ra". I also pronounced Kreludor as "Kreeloodor", and Altador as "Ahl-tah-dor". As for Kreludor and Altador, I have gotten used to saying them correctly. I just liked my pronunciation of Acara so much that I kept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleagh Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Oh my gawsh!!I was just looking through the neopets pronunciation guide and apparently Sahkmet is not 'sack-met' it's 'sark-met' :O I don't think I can get used to that one!! Update: Maraqua isn't said 'maraca' it's 'marr-ack-qwa'...should've seen that coming with 'aqua' in the name... Waaah? Taelia isn't 'tay-lee-ah' or even 'tah-lee-ah'...it's 'tee-lee-ah'...I need to stop now...this is too much for my brain to handle!! On another note, I was shattered when I discovered that it wan't mischievious, but mischievous. Still doesn't sound nearly as diabolical, in my opinion *lol* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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