So the bombcast seems to be having some trouble on deciding how to pronounce this game's title. But I really don't see how you can say it any other way than "Machine-arium. Is that just me? They seem to keep saying "Mack-ee-narium" but it doesn't even have the right letters to be said that way.
Anyone else in the Machine Arium boat? Or is this going to be one of those things where it starts off as a joke where they pronounce it wrong on purpose to piss people off, but then permanently say it like that forever (for instance: Naruto).
Machinarium
Game » consists of 12 releases. Released Oct 16, 2009
- PC
- Mac
- iPad
- Android
- + 8 more
- PlayStation Network (PS3)
- PlayStation Network (Vita)
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch
- iPhone
- Windows Phone
- Xbox One
- Linux
Machinarium is an independent point-and-click adventure game from Amanita Design, the Czech studio behind Samorost and Samorost 2. It is notable for its unique art style.
Name Prounounced
" I pronounce it mockinarium, like as in Deus ex Machina "that supports the Mack-Ee-Nar-ium pronounciation, which i'm inkling more towards.
It could be Machine-Arium, but it doesn't have any ring to it. And considering where the developers are from, this probably wouldn't be their first choice of pronounciation.
I think Mack-Ee-Nar-Ium sounds way better. Whether it's correct or not, I have no idea, I just know that is how it would be pronounced if it has it's roots in Latin.
I can understand why people say it both ways. I say it "sh" as in machine or machinist. However, something like machinations use the hard "k" sound.
thats the pronunciation of Machina take from here
i pronounce it the same as you do.
and just because the creator of the game might say it one way doesnt mean thats HOW its supposed to be pronounced according to the laws of language.
That may be the English pronunciation, but English pronounces a lot of Latin words incorrectly. Latin is unambiguous about the pronunciation of its vowels. a as in law, e as in hey, i as in liter, o as in hope, u as in dupe (though it can sometimes act like w)
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