Ork or Orc?????

[Halceon]

Are you saying there is a difference between pronouncing "ork" and "orc"?

 

[Lazy Kitty]

Both are right.

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

Unless I'm actually referring to orks [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ork_%28Warhammer_40,000%29] or orks [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ork_%28folklore%29] i spell it orc.

 

[technoted]

It depends on which I'm talking about, unless I'm playing Warhammer 40k I will spell it Orc though.

 

[Axzarious]

I pronounce them the same. Although, its hard to reach the level of raw awsome that the orks in warhammer 40k have attained.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

 

[Trivun]

I stick to the spelling used in official merchandise/canon for the context. So I'll call them Ork in Warhammer 40k, but Orc in Lord Of The Rings, because that's official canon for their respective franchises. As it were.

 

[Drudgelmir]

Sounds the same so I don't really care. Not trying to be mean or anything I just really don't care lol.

same here, lol. Actually, I kind of hate the fact that the alphabet has two symbols for the same sound.

Circle and Köchel

 

[Karlosdj86]

the 40k version are actually called the Krork (shortened to Ork)

The fact that i know that should serve as an answer i think lol

 

[JediDisciple]

I'll go with Tolkien's because I love LOTR. Plus he is the one who made the word in the sense that we know it, at least that's what I read.

 

[moose_man]

WHo invented the word? Whoever made it up's spelling.

 

[Meanmoose]

In norwegian:Ork. In english:Orc. (pronounciation is actually pretty different)

 

[MorganL4]

LOTR Orc..... that said in Spanish Iraq is spelled Irak.......so I guess it depends on where you live in the world......... also I think Irak is the only time the letter K is used in the Spanish language

 

[Thaius]

Wait, so the question is whether the dominant spelling of the word is from Warhammer or Tolkienesque fantasy, which I must remind you is pretty much the basis for all fantasy since? Yeah, I'mma have to go with Tolkien on this one.

 

[zehydra]

Sounds the same so I don't really care. Not trying to be mean or anything I just really don't care lol.

same here, lol. Actually, I kind of hate the fact that the alphabet has two symbols for the same sound.

Circle and Köchel

What language is that?

 

[Mrrrgggrlllrrrg]

The best ork is the WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

 

[Mordekaien]

In my native language it's called ?krat

Otherwise Ork. But don't have anything against Orcs either

 

[snow]

WWWWAAAAHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!![/HEADING]

Does that answer your question?

Sir please put the blowhorn down!

The fantasy realm got to me first, so Orc for me.

 

[Starke]

I had no idea people spell it "ork" I'll have to go with Tolkien on this one.

Same here! Orcs all the way.

Ork is fine as well, but that's only acceptable to me because of Warhammer and the hilarious nature of their spelling.

Seeing as how Orcs were conceptualised by Tolkien mining Anglo-Saxon myth, I think his spelling is the one I prefer to use myself.

Dutch and German spell it "ork" because otherwise phonetically it doesn't work. I'm not sure, but I suspect that's where Warhammer drew the spelling from.

That's perfectly acceptable to me, but in the English usage, which Tolkien wrote in, then it's Orc from the Old English Orcneas meaning 'demon' which is basically what Orcs are.

I understand completely that it really depends on what context you're using.


Is it me or has this thread gone as far as it's going to go?

it could be pushed further by me and the others shouting WAAGGHHH at it. repeatedly. in the face.

WAAAAAGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!

ORKS IZ MADE FER ROCKIN!

But, yeah, I think we've hit the end of the debate and degenerated into six screen wide WAAGHs.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

Orc! Lord of The Rings, Oblivion, and everyother rpg or knights and stuff calls it that.