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Author:  Aemi [ March 26th, 2011, 9:00 pm ]
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Faolan: A nice man who made a bad decision, joined with the wrong side, and now carries a heavy burden of secret guilt.

How would you pronounce his name? I want to make sure it's spelled like it sounds.
Author:  Lady Vilisse Mimetes [ March 26th, 2011, 9:50 pm ]
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Almost like fallen, but like this: FOWL-in
Author:  Leandra Falconwing [ March 27th, 2011, 10:54 pm ]
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I have a tendency to put a syllable break between two vowels when they're different, so I would say FAY-oh-lin.
Author:  Lady Eruwaedhiel [ March 28th, 2011, 4:52 pm ]
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FAY-oh-lan, most likely.
Author:  Aemi [ March 28th, 2011, 8:24 pm ]
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Thank you for responding, everybody... :shock:
Author:  Rachel Newhouse [ March 30th, 2011, 12:04 pm ]
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Lady Eruwaedhiel wrote:
FAY-oh-lan, most likely.


Same.
Author:  Evening L. Aspen [ March 30th, 2011, 12:13 pm ]
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Lady Eruwaedhiel wrote:
FAY-oh-lan, most likely.

Yup, same here.
Author:  RedWing the Purple [ March 30th, 2011, 3:03 pm ]
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I'd pronounce it "FAY-oh-lin" too.
Author:  Aemi [ March 30th, 2011, 5:23 pm ]
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Very interesting...

Okay, it's supposed to sound like "Fah-o-lahn". But I don't want to change the spelling. Not really, anyway. What should I do?

Does he sound like an interesting character? He's in the story I posted in The Fireside.
http://www.holyworlds.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2527
Author:  Leandra Falconwing [ March 30th, 2011, 5:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Faolan
Sending you a PM on linking, Aemi. :)

Not really sure I have any suggestions for helping people pronounce the name the way you want...but I do like him and think he's interesting. :D
Author:  Phillip Emunah Mimetes [ March 31st, 2011, 11:24 pm ]
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I actually would pronounce it Fay-oh-lahn... :dieshappy:
Author:  Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ April 2nd, 2011, 8:00 am ]
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I pronounced it the way you said it :) He sounds interesting =D

eruheran
Author:  Lady Elanor [ April 2nd, 2011, 8:05 am ]
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I would have pronounced it Fay-Oh-Lan so more like you imagine it Aemi. It's a good name I like it.
Author:  Suiauthon Mimetes [ April 3rd, 2011, 1:05 am ]
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Hmm.... I'd pronouce it FOW-lhan.
Maybe you could have a 'note to the reader' in your book saying "This is how I want this pronouced :evil: ." :)
Author:  Phillip Emunah Mimetes [ April 3rd, 2011, 8:18 pm ]
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Suiauthon wrote:
Maybe you could have a 'note to the reader' in your book saying "This is how I want this pronouced :evil: ." :)



Ahahahahaha! :dieshappy:
Author:  Aemi [ April 3rd, 2011, 10:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Faolan
I'm wondering...Should I care? After all, all your pronunciations were very similar to what I intended. Maybe I should relax and let it be open to interpretation. What do y'all think about that?

Now, just for fun, how would you pronounce "Mahlia"?
Author:  Leandra Falconwing [ April 4th, 2011, 12:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Faolan
If it's not important to the story, I wouldn't worry too much about the way people pronounce the name.

And I would pronounce Mahlia as MOLL-lee-uh or something close to that...(the moll part being pronounced like Molly without the y, not like mole. If that makes sense. I was having a hard time figuring out how to type the way I pronounce the first syllable.)
Author:  Lady Eruwaedhiel [ April 4th, 2011, 2:02 pm ]
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I'd probably say MAH-lee-ah.
Author:  Aemi [ April 4th, 2011, 2:40 pm ]
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;) I spelled "Mahlia" that way on purpose, because that way it's pretty obvious how to pronounce it. Pronouncing "Faolan" wrong is okay, but don't mispronounce my MC girl!
Speaking of MC, how would y'all pronounce "Davien"? He's my MC man.
Author:  Lady Eruwaedhiel [ April 4th, 2011, 4:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Faolan
DAV-ee-en? Maybe DAY-vee-en. I'm a little torn on that one.
Author:  Phillip Emunah Mimetes [ April 4th, 2011, 6:34 pm ]
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Lady Eruwaedhiel wrote:
Maybe DAY-vee-en. I'm a little torn on that one.



Yes exactly! Said just like Damian except spelled Davien, hmm...
Author:  Aemi [ April 4th, 2011, 9:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Faolan
Phoenix wrote:
Lady Eruwaedhiel wrote:
Maybe DAY-vee-en. I'm a little torn on that one.



Yes exactly! Said just like Damian except spelled Davien, hmm...

Hmmm...Well I would have said "Damian" was pronounced DAM-ee-en. DAM rhyming with ram. Or Spam.
Author:  Suiauthon Mimetes [ April 4th, 2011, 11:52 pm ]
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Phoenix wrote:
Lady Eruwaedhiel wrote:
Maybe DAY-vee-en. I'm a little torn on that one.



Yes exactly! Said just like Damian except spelled Davien, hmm...


I agree. :)
Author:  Suiauthon Mimetes [ April 5th, 2011, 10:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Faolan
Phoenix wrote:
Suiauthon wrote:
Maybe you could have a 'note to the reader' in your book saying "This is how I want this pronouced :evil: ." :)



Ahahahahaha! :dieshappy:


At least someone found it funny! :D
Author:  Aemi [ May 19th, 2011, 2:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Faolan
Maybe y'all knew this, but "Faolan" is actually a real (albeit unusual) name. I found it on a baby names website. Just type "Faolan" into Google and you'll get hundreds of results. But I pronounce it differently then "they" do.
"Davien" is also from that website, and I altered the spelling slightly. Both names are now firmly attached to the characters.
"Mahlia" I completely made up. I knew almost from the beginning that her name had to start with an M, and Davien's name had to start with D. (I wrote a whole scene once, referring to him as "D" the whole time.
Author:  Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ June 4th, 2011, 7:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Faolan
That would be a strange name for a little baby.... :shock:

eru
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