Let's settle this once and for all: it's Day-oose. - by Dario
DaBeast on 14/8/2004 at 00:32
I once saw an interview with some guy from ion storm, he pronounced it dayus ex.
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NHJ BV on 14/8/2004 at 09:47
English is not my first language. Besides, words taken from other languages are almost always pronounced the same as in the language it was taken from.
Phatose on 14/8/2004 at 12:38
You know, on the inside of the little foldy cardboard cd case deus ex came in, there is a blurb:
Main Entry: De-us ex ma-chi-na
Pronunciation: Day-S-Eks Ma-she-Na
Function:Noun
Etymology: New Latin, a god from a machine, translation of Greek Theos ek mEchanEs
Date of Origin: 1697
1. A god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome
2. A person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty.
I mean, this is right inside the game box, opposite the cd. Day-S-Eks
Dario on 14/8/2004 at 22:40
Hmm... okay. Thanks for the correction. When I first heard that sound I said to myself, "Ah-hah! It's Doose Ex!"
Stupid echo effects. :grr: :thumb:
PS: my copy came bundled with a sound blaster.
Child of Karras on 15/8/2004 at 03:01
"Doo Sex" is what I hear from others :eek:
Deiyen on 15/8/2004 at 03:01
Just to be technical, in classical Latin it would actually be pronounced "deh-oos" with a short e, like hello, and a short oo, like book (as opposed to a long oo like moon).
Of course, I don't mean to say that the game title is supposed to be pronounced that way. "day-oos" sounds perfectly fine to me, and that's how I pronounce it.
Dario on 15/8/2004 at 08:30
Dang though, "Deus Ex" (doose ex) sounds so much cooler. :rolleyes:
NHJ BV on 15/8/2004 at 09:27
Um, no. Unless you're being sarcastic.
