How do you pronounce KotOR?

[REDJOHNNYMIKE]

I can't believe after playing it so long, I've never heard "KotOR" actually spoken, what is the official pronunciation of the abbreviation?

[MdKnightR]

I have always heard people say "co-tore" with the long "o" sound.

[REDJOHNNYMIKE]

That's kinda what I figured it would be, but I wasn't sure if it might be pronounced

"kotter" but then malak would have an afro wouldn't he...

[Vladimir-Vlada]

It is spelt as same as a town in my country:

 

KOTOR.

 

Since in my country, the language is based on phonetic-transcription, I can't explain how do I pronunce it.

[Rogue15]

co-tore ko like toe. tor like more.

[shamelessposer]

Despite my best efforts to pronounce it "Co-Tore," it instead tends to come out "Coat Whore" most of the time. Hence my not using the abbreviation too much when talking about the game in polite society.

[RC-1162]

actually, i just spell the abbreviation that makes it a whole lot easier.

Kay-Oh-Tee-Oh-Are

 

so when i say it fast, it comes out like:

Kayoteeyoare.

[RevanA4]

actually, i just spell the abbreviation that makes it a whole lot easier.

Kay-Oh-Tee-Oh-Are

 

so when i say it fast, it comes out like:

Kayoteeyoare.

 

 

yes same here

 

and the point of this thread is?

 

thanks chainz for answering that never thought of it that way

[Bob Lion54]

KOTOR-

 

co (like cooperate)

tore (as in the past tense of tear.)

Co-tore

 

I've also heard (mostly an accent thing, I guess)

Co (like cooperate)

Tar (like what they use for roadways)

Co-tar

[Kain]

Wow, people actually say co-tore when referring to it? Man, me and my friends usually just call it Knights - typically when we're talking about Star Wars. Which doesn't happen very often.

[Darth InSidious]

and the point of this thread is?

 

 

rjm you should know by now that this sorta thread is spam

For the love of the Great Green Arkleseizure, can't you lighten up even a little?

 

Back on-topic:

"Koh-Tor"

"Koh" pronounced lie "Oh" with a "K" on the front, "Tor" like Glastonbury Tor.

 

I met someone who pronounced Nihilus "Ny'ilus"....does anyone else? Personally, I thought it was more of a "Nee-hi-lus" sound...

[El Sitherino]

yes same here

 

and the point of this thread is?

 

 

rjm you should know by now that this sorta thread is spam

And you should know by now that you aren't a moderator.

 

I say the name so.... yeah.

[RobQel-Droma]

Koe (with the o pronounced as"o") Torr (like door with a "t").

 

Thats the way I say it.

[MdKnightR]

And you should know by now that you aren't a moderator.

 

Thanks for putting him in his place, Insane Sith!

[Bastila]

I just say Knights of the old republic really not all this ''cor'' stuff, as no on knows what your talking about really unless they say it like that.

 

So how would you pronounce TSL then??

[RobQel-Droma]

Hmmm... not sure, I pronounce it usually like tay-ezzz-ollll . (just kidding)

[ChAiNz.2da]

I already know I'm not a moderator but I know what is spam and what isn't and I still don't see the point of this thread.

 

and WTF this is nothing but a spam thread it has no point

Actually, there was another thread just like this, but rather than ressurecting an ancient thread (good call RJM ) he started a fresh one as per the "unspoken rules".

 

It's a subject that does pertain to the game(s) indirectly since it's sometimes common ppl pronounce it differently (there's the 'point' of the thread). Also, this is a "generic" Forum (Ahto) so you can have certain "candid" threads.

 

If it's really bothering you RTG, then ignore the thread simple and plain rather than the fact that you've now posted 2 of the very same type of posts you're complaining about (spam).

 

In the future, if you suspect a thread of being spam related, use the PM system or the "Report this post" feature. Simply posting a comment saying "this is spam" is ironically enough.. spam as well.

 

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and for the record, I pronounce it:

 

KO (as in Co-op)

TOR (as in tore)

[JediKnight707]

Why do people pernounce it Ko-tore? I have never heard that and I hope I never do! Now, personally, I pernounce it KOTAR. It just sounds right to me

[Bob Lion54]

I met someone who pronounced Nihilus "Ny'ilus"....does anyone else? Personally, I thought it was more of a "Nee-hi-lus" sound...

I say it...

Ny (like "my" but with an "N")

O (Like the "o" sound in "done" or "um")

Lus (Like "lust" with out a "T")

This is based of the assuption that his name is derived from "Annihilate."

 

 

 

 

 

 

anyone else reminded of Sesame Street?

[RobQel-Droma]

Why do people pernounce it Ko-tore? I have never heard that and I hope I never do! Now, personally, I pernounce it KOTAR. It just sounds right to me

 

Uhhh...Maybe because the OR at the end would normally be spelled like "or". Knights of the Old Republic is not spelled KOTAR with an A, Jedi_Knight_707. The reason we pronounce it that way is because it is spelled that way.

[90SK]

I met someone who pronounced Nihilus "Ny'ilus"....does anyone else? Personally, I thought it was more of a "Nee-hi-lus" sound...

 

Yeah, that’s the "official" way to say it if you're following the metaphoric implication that his name comes off the word "Nihilism", which is pronounced "Nile-ism". So yeah, I say it "Nile-us". It's kinda easier than "Nih-hill-us".

 

And yeah, I generally avoid saying KotOR by name. If I do, it's just Knights of the Old Republic, or Kote-or.

 

@Jedi_Knight_707

Kotar? Really? I've never heard of that. Where do you get the "a" sound?

[Bob Lion54]

@Jedi_Knight_707

Kotar? Really? I've never heard of that. Where do you get the "a" sound?

 

Probably because many people pronounce "or" almost, if not exactly, the same way they pronounce "are." In fact, many people do without relizing it sense we don't generally spend a lot of time studying our own speech patterns.

 

I wouldn't be suprised if a lot of people said "KOTAR" but didn't relize it.

 

You have to say "CO" because the "K" forces you to pronounce the first "O."

Its also very close to "coat" so its natural for us to say it that way.

 

The "OR" of KoTOR is pretty much pronounced however you say "or."

 

It also depends on where you put the stress. If you say Kot'-or, you're more likely to say "or." If you say Ko'-tor, you really could pronounce it either way.

 

Your accent even comes in to play. Think of President Kennedy saying it. hehe It would sound pretty funny. "KOOOO-TAAHR"

[RevanA4]

@ chainz thank never thought of it that way I edited my first post and deleted my second on

 

but how i pernounce it depends on who I am with if I'm with fellow sw gamers I'll spell it out like k-o-t-o-r but if I'm with non gamers I'll say knights of the old republic instead same goes for tsl

[RC-1162]

ya, mee too.

[JediKnight707]

I just don't pronounce it kotore. I always thought that was how it was prnounced. *shrug* Anyway (this is probably a very funky way of pronouncing it) I say it: Nil-e-us