Topic: POLL: Pronounciation of 'Live' in 'Live-Evil'.

[Tsubasa]

Hey Guys,
This other day some guy came to the channel and asked about the way Live should be pronounced.  Well normally, since it's the internet, we wouldn't really have to bother about pronounciations but say you're talking with your friends about it, how would it look when a fixed pronounciation is not used?  So I was just curious about what people thought about this matter.  Feel free to place your vote.  Reasons aren't needed but if you want, you can post your reason.

-Tsubasa

[tlynnec]

I put in my vote, BUT... i really think this is a pointless poll.  people will pronounce it however they see fit, and that's OK... hehehe, as long as they get our subs! 

Besides, there should be another option: "Who cares? Just as long as L-E continues"

Why worry about pronunciation anyway? I mean, who in the world gets my nick right? If I worried about it all the time, there would be no end...

and there's my $1.50 worth

[Tsubasa]

I put in my vote, BUT... i really think this is a pointless poll.  people will pronounce it however they see fit, and that's OK... hehehe, as long as they get our subs! 

Besides, there should be another option: "Who cares? Just as long as L-E continues"

Why worry about pronunciation anyway? I mean, who in the world gets my nick right? If I worried about it all the time, there would be no end...

and there's my $1.50 worth

Cause some people are curious.  Again, if two friends are talking and friend A pronounces it one way and friend B the other, it will seem weird, won't it?

[tlynnec]

not really, especially since most people seem to refer to "L-E" when speaking out loud :p

[Tsubasa]

Hmmm, actually whenever I pronounce L-E, people who don't download animes ask me what does L-E stand for, then I'm stuck with the pronounciation, so people wanted me to figure it out.  Also there was a debate about it in the channel today.  Of-course I know most people just say L-E, but some people don't and it creates confusion then...someone had this problem in the channel today so I just wanted people's opinion.  Now if we had Sol's answer, it would be a different case.

[tlynnec]

I do recall that this arguement has appeared in the forums before... i want to say it was about a year ago...

Anyway, there were a lot of good points in the old thread. so if you're really that curious, you should just go find that old thread. 

Oh- and thanks for adding my suggestion :p

[Tsubasa]

I asked Sol today and this is was his answer,
I quote:
'its i live here, or atleast that was the original intent, though it dosnt really matter either way '

Hmmmm...
Gakkari

[GreatKeroBerous]

Well, "Live" as in "I live here" makes more sence. It makes more of a statement or catch phrase "Live Evil dude! " Unless it was "Alive and Evil" that works too.

[tlynnec]

On the other hand, if it's the "alive" pronunciation, then it becomes a description of the group as a whole.  We are "live evil," it's like saying "we are evil incarnate".... which i'm sure many of the anime companies would say is true of any fansub group ;p

[Tsubasa]

oh dear I feel so lonely, I cannot still connect to ETG.

Anyway, I'd say it looks cooler with Live as in 'Alive' cause then it would be like Live (as in on the spot) evil....which we are!    If you know what I mean.

[momopeaches]

I always say it as "I live here". It just sounds weird the other way.

It's almost like "I live evilly" or something silly.

[bobby6]

  I always just assumed it was live like in "alive" and never even considered the whole idea of alternate pronunciations until is saw this thread.

[Tsubasa]

he he, but as you can see other people have different opinions. 

[Lupin]

For what it's worth, there is a miles davis album named live evil.

[Tofusensei]

The founder of the group pronounces it like "give", but most people say it like "dive" so really, it doesn't matter

-Tofu