Why did you choose your username?

[xaszatm]

It's the initials to my full name: Xiaviar Alexander Spencer Zayar Aung Tin-Maung. ...Yes, I realize it's ridiculously long. No, I don't know why it's that long. But it does give me a unique username that isn't really used.

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

Despite my many nicknames (on backlog), I only switch between two of them... This is the second one, which is also the "hardest" to pronounce unless I tell you how to pronounce it... (It's fuh-ploon, by the way...)

Why should it be pronounced that way? f is fricative so it's easy to transition directly to another consonant, you shouldn't need to insert an unwritten vowel.

My love of the Zelda series wanted me to take an uninspired pun of one of the most important titles in the Zelda universe.

You aren't the first [http://essenceoflime.revasser.net/]

 

[EvilRoy]

As below:

Spoiler

Yep, dead serious. In all fairness though the strip is dated 1983, I didn't start using the nickname until about 1996ish. Holy shit. Somewhere I got old.

 

[Robert Marrs]

I didn't feel like making an account so I just signed in with facebook. So my username was really picked out by my mom.

 

[FPLOON]

Despite my many nicknames (on backlog), I only switch between two of them... This is the second one, which is also the "hardest" to pronounce unless I tell you how to pronounce it... (It's fuh-ploon, by the way...)

Why should it be pronounced that way? f is fricative so it's easy to transition directly to another consonant, you shouldn't need to insert an unwritten vowel.

...You'd be surprised how many people pronounce it ef-pee-loon or ef-ploon... (Also, it sounds better and not as robotic as the other pronunciations...)

Then again, not every word is pronounced how they're spelled... and my middle school self back then took advantage of that fact... (He still thinks "Topikea" is pronounced toe-peek-key-ah... Bad example, maybe, but the only one I can think of off the top of my head...)

 

[Tactical Pause]

I hate having to make snap decisions, so I always appreciate the ability to take a step back, survey the situation, then speak/act. This applies to real life as well as to games, so I think this username really suits me.

 

[StefanThor]

Pretty simple explanation, it's my first and middle name joined together.

 

[JagermanXcell]

I just go by "Xcell" online so it just kind of stuck with me.
As for the Xcell"935", I had a huge obsession with the nazi zombie storyline back in the day, so I took the name of the organization and slapped it on my user...

I can't believe this thread is making me consider changing it. T_T

EDIT:
Boom. Changed it.
Still going by Xcell, but with my love for being #1

Spoiler

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

Despite my many nicknames (on backlog), I only switch between two of them... This is the second one, which is also the "hardest" to pronounce unless I tell you how to pronounce it... (It's fuh-ploon, by the way...)

Why should it be pronounced that way? f is fricative so it's easy to transition directly to another consonant, you shouldn't need to insert an unwritten vowel.

...You'd be surprised how many people pronounce it ef-pee-loon or ef-ploon... (Also, it sounds better and not as robotic as the other pronunciations...)

Then again, not every word is pronounced how they're spelled... and my middle school self back then took advantage of that fact... (He still thinks "Topikea" is pronounced toe-peek-key-ah... Bad example, maybe, but the only one I can think of off the top of my head...)

Hm, I thought to pronounce it fplun (that's IPA spelling). You're right that many words have non-phonic spelling but there's never unwritten vowels.

Topikea is definitely a bad example, as far as Google is concerned there's no such thing.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Ya know what I loved? Star Wars: The Force Unleashed...Ya know what I hate? The Force Unleashed series and bosses...Ya know what else I love? Batman but ya know what I have no interest in? Dark Knight Returns.

Basically, a Shoggoth is a shape-shifting creature written of by H.P. Lovecraft. I chose that as my screen name because I foresaw myself having a lot of opinions that would inevitably change (like how I went from not liking Duke Nukem Forever to, appreciating it to, finding it refreshing to, finally enjoying it). I basically hide behind the name so I don't get called out as hard when I have a change of opinion on one subject or another.

 

[FPLOON]

Despite my many nicknames (on backlog), I only switch between two of them... This is the second one, which is also the "hardest" to pronounce unless I tell you how to pronounce it... (It's fuh-ploon, by the way...)

Why should it be pronounced that way? f is fricative so it's easy to transition directly to another consonant, you shouldn't need to insert an unwritten vowel.

...You'd be surprised how many people pronounce it ef-pee-loon or ef-ploon... (Also, it sounds better and not as robotic as the other pronunciations...)

Then again, not every word is pronounced how they're spelled... and my middle school self back then took advantage of that fact... (He still thinks "Topikea" is pronounced toe-peek-key-ah... Bad example, maybe, but the only one I can think of off the top of my head...)

Hm, I thought to pronounce it fplun (that's IPA spelling). You're right that many words have non-phonic spelling but there's never unwritten vowels.

Topikea is definitely a bad example, as far as Google is concerned there's no such thing.

...That's because he made it up... just like how FPLOON is not really an official standalone name... (It's amazing what you can do with a made-up word...)

Edit: FPLOON mentioned in the <link=https://twitter.com/omojuwa/status/222632532632535040>tweet I referenced before... (Yes, that tweet was posted exactly a year before registering on this forum... Total coincidence, I'm sure...)

 

[the7ofswords]

It's quite interesting to see the various ways people have either chosen their on-line monikers ... or, perhaps in some cases, been chosen by them.

As for me, I tend to play roguish characters in RPGs, so I picked a Tarot card that represents "The Thief" archetype.

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

...That's because he made it up... just like how FPLOON is not really an official standalone name... (It's amazing what you can do with a made-up word...)

So what were you trying to demonstrate with Topikea exactly? The pronunciation you gave seems to be exactly how the word is spelled by romance language phonetics. I suppose English phonetics is more likely to give i an /&#618;/ sound (and the e is more likely to be /e/ in a romance language), so is that what you meant? Still seems like a bad example if that is the case.

 

[not_you]

Well... Mine's self explanitory....

I'm not you...

Simple enough, right?

Of course, if I could change my name, I'd certainly try a few alternatives depending on if they were taken...

 

[FPLOON]

...That's because he made it up... just like how FPLOON is not really an official standalone name... (It's amazing what you can do with a made-up word...)

So what were you trying to demonstrate with Topikea exactly? The pronunciation you gave seems to be exactly how the word is spelled by romance language phonetics. I suppose English phonetics is more likely to give i an /&#618;/ sound (and the e is more likely to be /e/ in a romance language), so is that what you meant? Still seems like a bad example if that is the case.

In your case... absolutely nothing!
I'm more surprised you originally wondered why FPLOON is pronounced the way I wanted it to be pronounced... I would say that it like why I spell the word "fish" g-h-o-t-i during normal verbal conversations, but then it wouldn't make any sense, in terms of comparison...

In other words, the more you think about it, the less it makes sense... So, to not over-complicate things, let's just stick with "It's not spelled the way that it sounds" and "it defy the rules of pronunciation because the word, in and of itself, does not exist within any given set language nor was it ever trying to in the first place"... (Is this the answer you originally wanted in the beginning? I don't know... I don't normally get those kind of questions about the name FPLOON...)

Of course, most words follow any set language phonetics that originated from said word... The closest FPLOON can derive from is from an acronym that people would try to sound like a actual word, but can't unless they defy the actual defying of their set language phonetics... It's unexplainable to the point that the answer one side is asking for is nowhere to be found... I'm sorry if this bothers you, but again, not everything can be explained the way that it is without rejecting what was already established to begin with... (Yet, Topikea is a made-up word that isn't as special of a case of the unexplainable as with the "made-up" word FPLOON...)