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FarSky
 Post subject: Re: Alienware m11x R1
PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:37 pm 
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Only one of those is pronounced differently :P
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Müs wrote:
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Dammit, now she has to explain the difference between "Marquis", "marquee", and "marque".
Noblemen, tents and cars, oh my.


Worst part is they all sound completely different.

Mar-kwis, mar-key, and mark. ;)


Ok I feel kind of dumb that I don't know these.

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FarSky wrote:
Only one of those is pronounced differently :P


No. They're all three different.

*Technically*, there's two pronunciations of Marquis.
mar·quis
ˈmärkwəs,märˈkē
noun
(in some European countries) a nobleman ranking above a count and below a duke.
another term for marquess.

mar·quee
märˈkē
noun
1.
NORTH AMERICAN
a rooflike projection over the entrance to a theater, hotel, or other building.
modifier noun: marquee
"a marquee player"
2.
BRITISH
a large tent used for social or commercial functions.

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marque
märk
noun
a make of car, as distinct from a specific model.

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He actually did that on his own and stayed up all night doing "internet research" and discovered that he can build his own gaming computer for less than $500. That's an option for the future, possibly.

Building my first computer was one of my fondest nerd-memories. My opinion is you should fully support that endeavor.

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Lenas wrote:
Yeah, that.

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What, didn't know that? :P


The only reason "mar-kwis" is an acceptable pronunciation anywhere is enough ignorant English speakers pronounced it wrong that it stuck.

Mar-kee, on the other hand, is never an incorrect pronunciation for Marquis. It's a loan-word from another language, the correct way to pronounce it is always the same as the other language.

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There's also the Maquis. (mah-kee) From Star Trek.

And English is the language that mugs other languages in a dark alley and rifles their pockets for vocabulary. Of course there's different pronunciations ;)

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I never knew about the "markwis" pronunciation until I played Final Fantasy XII and I thought all of the voice actors were idiots.
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I never knew about the "markwis" pronunciation until I played Final Fantasy XII and I thought all of the voice actors were idiots.


Oh you spoony bard. /waves hand

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What, didn't know that? :P


The only reason "mar-kwis" is an acceptable pronunciation anywhere is enough ignorant English speakers pronounced it wrong that it stuck.

Mar-kee, on the other hand, is never an incorrect pronunciation for Marquis. It's a loan-word from another language, the correct way to pronounce it is always the same as the other language.

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