Es-KAY-pist. Yeah, I'm a stickler for grammar and pronounciation. I'm near DC, if that helps clear a few things up.
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Can't remember exact other videos where people pronounce the name. But it's always been es-KAY-pist. Your friend can say whatever they like, though. Well, they'll still be wrong but whatever.
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Can't remember exact other videos where people pronounce the name. But it's always been es-KAY-pist. Your friend can say whatever they like, though. Well, they'll still be wrong but whatever.
Es-KAY-pist. Why? As an escapist, I look for ways to ESCAPE everyday life, therefore thats the only correct pronunciation.
Anything else is wrong or a sign of a troll or gasbag ego hipster wannabe. No offense.
Born and bred in South Florida, United States, studied proper enunciation for acting.
Anything else is wrong or a sign of a troll or gasbag ego hipster wannabe. No offense.
Born and bred in South Florida, United States, studied proper enunciation for acting.
Wait people pronounce Escapist another way than ESS-KAY-PIST?
captcha: kill time. That's why I'm here captcha
captcha: kill time. That's why I'm here captcha
Eh? Es-kah-pist is a thing? I, being from South UK, pronounce it Es-kay-pist although the K is closer to a g making it "Ehz-(k/g)ahy-pissed"
I can actually do you one better and provide a voice clip
http://vocaroo.com/i/s179DqTZHaog
and an old-ish thread I made where you can listen to some other posters pronounce it (there's a few posters dotted around saying it. Somewhere amongst all the Lovecraft reading, Poe reading, singing, questioning of my motives and rampant paranoia that is
)
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.392848-Open-mic-night-What-do-you-sound-like
I can actually do you one better and provide a voice clip
http://vocaroo.com/i/s179DqTZHaog
and an old-ish thread I made where you can listen to some other posters pronounce it (there's a few posters dotted around saying it. Somewhere amongst all the Lovecraft reading, Poe reading, singing, questioning of my motives and rampant paranoia that is
)http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.392848-Open-mic-night-What-do-you-sound-like
And that's the way it should be! *affects air of superiority* Oh, for the good old days of 1950's BBC announcements. Now, they spoke English! XD[footnote]Y'know, the irony is that I'm not even English![/footnote]Zantos said:
*wonders where Brummies fit in all this!*putowtin said:
And they say it's us American's that are butchering the English language.Zantos said:
OT: Es-kay-pist. The way it's supposed to be.
Say "escape".
Now say "ist".
There is no other way to pronounce it... I think you misinterpreted the meaning of the word if you pronounce it otherwise.
Now say "ist".
There is no other way to pronounce it... I think you misinterpreted the meaning of the word if you pronounce it otherwise.
"Ess-kayp-ist". Like "escapism", as in turning to games and other media to escape from the real world. "Escape-ist". I think it makes the most sense, unless you pronounce "escape" "ess-cahp" instead of "escape".
This reminds me of that one scene from Finding Nemo where Dory reads "escape" as "ess-cahp-ay", like "escapé".
This reminds me of that one scene from Finding Nemo where Dory reads "escape" as "ess-cahp-ay", like "escapé".
I pronounce it es·cape·ist.
EDIT: As a side note, who gives a shit how you pronounce it as long as we all know that we're talking about the same thing?
EDIT: As a side note, who gives a shit how you pronounce it as long as we all know that we're talking about the same thing?
Well I don't wanna be lumped in with all them soft Southern pansies.SckizoBoy said:
Bloody Londoners.
