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So, how do you pronounce it?

Tech-i-ous, like Tech-no-lo-gy
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Tetch-i-ous, like whatever word uses that syllable

And what is the official word on this?

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Tek-e-us

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The first one, or how Met did it for simplicity.

I tend to draw out the i (e sound) a bit and have a slight hiss to the s.

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Tech-ee-us

xD Thats how I say it :/

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Tech-(nical)-I-o(we)u-s(hit)

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looool i always thought it was Tet-chorrr- russs

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Nah, no r!

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Can you roll your R's ?? I can roll my G's and growl XD!!!

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Hellfire wrote:
Can you roll your R's ?? I can roll my G's and growl XD!!!


Thats easy :P I can talk in bubble language, where u roll/growl everything u say XD SOunds like youre underwater!

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Can you roll your R's ?? I can roll my G's and growl XD!!!


Thats easy :P I can talk in bubble language, where u roll/growl everything u say XD SOunds like youre underwater!


thats easy too!
I can roll my G's and R's in bubble language whilst literally being underwater.
there isn't a good similie for how it sounds.
but for the sake of living i don't recommended you try it.

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That's the correct way, lol.

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Techious is not an acronym.

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lol but that one was pretty good :mrgreen: :blamesi:

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It made no sense whatsoever.

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It rly did, >-< It means pretty much an abortion with a pregnant human >-< something that ALL mothers should have done instead of polluting the world with even more human filth >-<

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I'm an not even going to begin to say what's wrong with that...

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I'm an not even going to begin to say what's wrong with that...


nothing wrong with that unless it was a late illegal abortion :text:

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Well.
In standard English, this word "Techious" would actually be pronounced

"(Tea/Tay)-Shus"

The iou works in the same way a "magic E" would, on the first E. the "ous" softens the "Ch" from "CHurch" to "CHernobyl".
This means the e would have a simillar sound to the greek "ae", giving a mix between the two.

But of course, I'm willing to accept that the way you want to pronounce it "Tekious".

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I can assure you, most English would pronounce it Tech-i-ous, lol. It's just the way it looks, you see the "tech" and instantly think of, well, tech. ^^

Who wants to go around asking people?

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Well I actually pronounce it:
Tea-She-Us

Think I will carry on pronouncing it that way as well. As I like to pronounce things how I think I should.


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Heh, odd. I would have thought people would notice the Tech primarily. Ah well, not like it actually matters, tis interesting though ^^

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