Thread: How Do I Pronounce Oneironaut?

Oh - ney - ro - knot

Oh-nigh-row-nought.

That should do it, there are many variations, i say it differently than those in the US but that is the general pronunciation.

Ew - nia - ran - ut

Lucid seeker got it right. Sorry, Seismosaur.

Nope.

Tomato

Tumato

Lucid Seeker got it.

Not according to Laberge, the man that acually coined the phrase. But whatever.

Mine and LS' are the same.

Only one is a british accent.

Oh neigh row naut

and

Oh nigh row naut

LaBerge is American and says it's oh-nigh-row-nought in EWOLD. But really, what's the point of arguing this?

There is none. But my brain hears oh nigh row naut and cringes. Oh nay row naut seems to be more american.

I suggest locking this thread before it turns into a senseless thread. I can see it happening. Just a feeling....

The question has been answered Seis, just leave it now instead of pratting around.

I always pronounced it O-near-io-naut in my brain...

Originally Posted by Lucid Seeker

I suggest locking this thread before it turns into a senseless thread. I can see it happening. Just a feeling....

The question has been answered Seis, just leave it now instead of pratting around.

I was just talking.

And your one to look down on me for talking. I thought this was a forum?

I go by my medical dictionary's pronunciation (Stedman's), which uses the long "I".

[Edit: Hang on. Found it online, with audio here, just without the /naut suffix.]

one-er-naught sounds cooler

I still keep thinking it's "oh-new-raw-naught"...even though I see the difference between "neuro" and "neiro"...

So, aye, it's "oh-nigh-raw-naught" but that just sounds so odd.

On-Eye-Row-Nort

Originally Posted by Lucid Seeker

I suggest locking this thread before it turns into a senseless thread. I can see it happening. Just a feeling....

The question has been answered Seis, just leave it now instead of pratting around.

What the hell?! That is just wrong. Locking a thread just in case it may turn senseless. Bad call.

Maybe i overeacted a bit, but just recently it has been the common trend that we see a thread with a simple question, and it is answered, and then it just explodes with senseless posts and is then moved to Senseless. This wouldn't happen if it wasn't for certain members who think that one worded posts are acceptable as well as those who seem to be here just to cause arguments and trouble.

However, basing a judgment on something that MAY happen was a bit of a bad call as you said. However i do think that some questions asked are prone to turning senseless. Its just unfortunate that there isn't a section for short questions and quick answers.

At the end of the day Goldney, i ain't a mod or admin so whatever i say is pretty much words without action.

Originally Posted by Goldney

What the hell?! That is just wrong. Locking a thread just in case it may turn senseless. Bad call.

I say it like...

own-iron-ot (same thing as oh-nigh-ro-not)

but I think you should pronounce it however the hells you want to.

Bleh, Lounge threads are a getting more and more like Senseless Banter, only now it really is postwhorage because you do get a post count from this.

Couldn't this question have gone in a dreaming sub-forum? I think that if it can be sub-forummed, do it, because Lounge threads are way too liable to being filled with Senseless-esque posts.

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

Bleh, Lounge threads are a getting more and more like Senseless Banter, only now it really is postwhorage because you do get a post count from this.

Couldn't this question have gone in a dreaming sub-forum? I think that if it can be sub-forummed, do it, because Lounge threads are way too liable to being filled with Senseless-esque posts.

Ditto

I'm glad someone knows what i mean, in fact you put it better than i did.

This really could have been put in a different section.

Uh...ok so where would YOU put it?

We used to have a General Discussion forum. But now it's either General Lucid or General Non-Lucid Dreaming. This isn't a question about dreaming. It's just a question about a word. I can't see it going anywhere else than where it is??

I'd say General Dreaming. It's a dream related term. Simple enough, I imagine.