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How did you originally think Virmir was pronounced?

vur-meer (I'm awesome!)
19 (38.8%)
vur-mur
13 (26.5%)
veer-meer
13 (26.5%)
veer-mur
0 (0%)
Other (please explain!)
4 (8.2%)

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on: June 13, 2011, 10:30:15 PM


Which was your initial impression, before getting yelled at by me? [;)

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Reply #1 on: June 13, 2011, 10:31:23 PM
IT'S VURMUR AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE VURMUR


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Reply #2 on: June 13, 2011, 10:32:16 PM
I guessed the correct version right away back in 2008 actually, but that's more by accident probably ]:P

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Reply #3 on: June 13, 2011, 11:53:30 PM
"vur-MEER", like that one 20th century artist, Johan Virmir.

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Reply #4 on: June 13, 2011, 11:56:47 PM
Virmir, pronounced like FURMURR!  ];)

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Reply #5 on: June 14, 2011, 12:23:52 AM
I for some reason pronounced it as times Vi-Mir, leaving the r silent. I have no clue why.


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Reply #6 on: June 14, 2011, 05:59:20 AM
I'm just not seeing how or why the second i makes an "ee" sound.


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Reply #7 on: June 14, 2011, 07:26:41 AM
haha I asked you this *ages ago* but yea Ive always had a soft sport for Veer-Meer, the way it rolls off the tongue amuses me so X3

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Reply #8 on: June 14, 2011, 08:20:23 AM
The first time I've seen that name, I pronounced it correctly, so I always thought it was Vur-MEER too. Glad I was right! [:)

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Reply #9 on: June 14, 2011, 09:22:01 AM
Since I'm french, it's easier for me to pronounce it "veer-meer".
Sorry... ^^'


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Reply #10 on: June 14, 2011, 11:41:11 AM
Yip, double "ee" sound for me. Not sure why, honestly, I tend to read most of others' names in something at least approaching English pronounciation, but that'd be the way I'd read it in Polish. {;)

And now I so totally have the image of you welcoming me on O'Hare one day, me saying "Hello, Virmir", and you BURSTING with FIERY RAGE at the mispronounciation... {:);
I'll try to remember to use workaround words until we'll get outside. {:P

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Reply #11 on: June 14, 2011, 12:05:34 PM
At first, I was split between vur-mur and vur-meer. Then I went with the former. And I still think it sounds better.  {;)

Based on the spelling, it's easy to see why people would think both Is have the same sound.


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Reply #12 on: June 16, 2011, 06:22:46 PM
Yeah... as you well know... I've always pronounced it Veer-meer. I'm gonna go ahead and blame it on the same reason Cirr did: I first learned how to speak in France. The only times I'd ever pronounce it vur-meer is if I'm feeling hoity-toity and effecting a cultured accent.

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Reply #13 on: June 17, 2011, 09:49:28 PM
Veer-meer. Because " i " always has an "ee" sound in portuguese.

I figured it was wrong. But I'm most likely still going to pronounce it like that. =P
Even though I sometimes may know the actual pronounciation of a name in english, in my mind, I almost always pronounce them in portuguese. The differences are funny.


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Reply #14 on: June 24, 2011, 05:24:54 PM
I pronounced it kind of like veer-meer, but with short i sounds instead of long ee sounds.
so I got vir-mir pronounced the same way both syllables but with a v and m beginning.
so, technically there is no poll option for me. I'm strange! AND I WILL NEVER STOP PRONOUNCING IT LIKE THAT IN MY HEAD! MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA

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