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Turbo D

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how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« on: January 01, 2008, 01:31:59 AM »
ya, so how the heck do you pronounce Taito ??? Is it like potato with out the po? Does it sound like title? How do you guys say it  :-k

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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2008, 01:56:15 AM »
I go with "TIE-toe."
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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2008, 04:11:28 AM »
the pron. is like it's written: tai (like thai) and to (like the "to" of ton e.g.) > tai-to
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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2008, 04:41:04 AM »
Are you serious?

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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2008, 07:11:45 AM »
He's Swiss, they probably pronounce it differently.

If you belive the voice at the beginning of bust a move 2X, it's "TIE-TA!"

(edit: I was remembering this:

But I've always pronounced it 'tie-toe'
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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2008, 07:24:33 AM »
I have said "tay-toe" since I was in diapers. I know this is probably wrong, but I've been saying it this way for so long, there is little chance I will be able to change my ways.

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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2008, 09:16:18 AM »
But I've always pronounced it 'tie-toe'

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Turbo D

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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2008, 10:36:31 AM »
I've always pronounced it as tay-toe. I hadn't ever heard it pronounced in a game, haha.

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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2008, 11:00:18 AM »
Tie-toe.
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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2008, 11:59:13 AM »
I always said Tie Toe, but then I played some Taito game where the voice sounded like they said HI TOE so then I wasn't so sure.

Joe Redifer

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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2008, 12:33:01 PM »
It's "Tay-toe" because I say it's "Tay-toe" and for no other reason.

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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2008, 01:05:00 PM »
... such as the fact it means "far east" in Japanese, where it's pronounced "tie-toe" (obviously).

Kitsunexus

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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2008, 04:52:29 PM »
... such as the fact it means "far east" in Japanese, where it's pronounced "tie-toe" (obviously).

So why are the Far East Of Eden games called DenDen or some nonsense and not like Taito no Eden?

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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2008, 06:03:12 PM »
kit makes an exellent point! Explain that one covell  :P

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Re: how the heck do you pronounce Taito ???
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2008, 07:38:40 PM »
OK, so I lied to sound cooler. I pronounce it Tay-toe and still do out of habit. :(