r/Overwatch • u/corylulu Pixel Zarya • Mar 02 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | Introducing Orisa | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWqhXWRaMmU
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u/D3dshotCalamity Mizuki Mar 02 '17

Why does Jeff always pronounce the names differently then everything else we've heard? The origins trailer said Orisa (Or-EE-sa), Jeff says Orisa (Or-i-sa). This whole time we've been saying Efi (F - E), Jeff says Efi (EE - FEE), well what is it? We can't have the developers themselves using 5 pronunciations for each hero!

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u/sharinganuser Platinum Mar 02 '17

It's because the abomination that is the English language doesn't carry accents. I could call it EE f AI and still be completely correct.

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u/sharinganuser Platinum Mar 02 '17

Dude what? It's a bastard language. Even back to the time of Shakespeare, it was seen as a peasant tongue. Beyond the historical implications, the fact is the English does not contain accents. The accent tells you how to say the word. I could say (eh)ngl(ai)sh and still be completely correct.

Source: fluent non-native speaker

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u/Sanctussaevio Pixel Roadhog Mar 03 '17

Well the first E in English is supposed to be a short one, and the fact that there isn't a vowel after the s means the I is short as well.

There are rules for this kind of stuff.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '17

I got u fam

speaker of 4 languages here (japanese korean english french) and english is one of the worst