Podcast : Glenn Fabry & John McCrea

[Funt Solo]

Funtlock Holmes reporting:

The 2-page article I'm thinking of is in prog 352, which has this gorgeous cover:

http://www.2000adonline.com/covers/2000ad/hires/352.jpg" />

The map of Tir Nan Og is in prog 330, and there's a 1-page feature of some sort in prog 331 as well.

[johnnystress]

At this juncture let us remind ourselves that in 80s melodrama The Thornbirds the ranch was called Drogheda- which was hilariously ( to Irish people) mispronounced Dro-heee-da

In another show, Dynasty ( i think) French people thought it amusing that the nightclub was called 'La Mirage' when in fact the correct grammar should have been 'Le Mirage'. What a howler eh?


So, Sláine has also been mispronounced over the years. It's understandable as it's a non-English word..

but do carry on

and if anyone wants to discuss soap operas from the 80s please feel free

[Richmond Clements]

It's like English BBC news reporters trying to say Magherafelt.

Dynasty: is that 'die-nasty' or 'dinisty'?

[johnnystress]

see also Dawnigle instead of Dunny-gaaaawl (Donegal)

[Richmond Clements]

Or Slaine instead of... err...

[Dark Jimbo]

While I'm mainly on the 'I'll pronounce it how I want, thanks' side of the fence, I can appreciate how annoying it is to have one's name constantly mispronounced - for over twenty years people have been mispronouncing my surname at every oppurtunity, to the extent where I can no longer even be bothered to correct them when they do. I now just sigh, and die a little more inside.

[ThryllSeekyr]

I believe that the ONLY pronouciation was shown in the first episode (Prog 493) of the 'Spoils of Annwn'(Pronounced Anoon)

I recall from the panel with boat in it and the words 'Slawnyeh' written somewhere on the page.

Not that reading that particular word helped.

I think I might have just about made the right noise to go with those letters, but I othewise just kept right on pronoucing it the incorrect way.







 

Link: http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&Comic=2000AD&choice=slaine" target="_blank">Just scroll down to 'Spoils of Annwn'

http://www.2000adonline.com/covers/2000ad/hires/493.jpg">

[Eldritch]

Fair play.

Iâ??m sure itâ??s also in at least one Letter reply, too.

On a different note, I think itâ??s a real shame that this amicable debate had to be soured by someone whose only input to the thread was yet another effort to come across as the board tough guy - and Iâ??m bored of it, â??tough guy.â?

While Claymooreâ??s tone might have been a bit peremptory it didnâ??t warrant that.

If that doesnâ??t go against the code of conduct then I donâ??t know what does (the code of conduct this same guy single-handedly saddled the entire board with) and, Wake, I believe he deserves censure.

[Funt Solo]

Aha - the Spoils Of Annwn Data File from prog 493 - thanks ThryllSeekr - I'll check that out when I get home.

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Careful, Eldritch - that kind of criticism can get you accused of a vibrant and exciting sex life. Or the hoary old classic of "not having a sense of humour" about being bullied.

[johnnystress]

I think we have come to a "crossroads" in this thread

[Richmond Clements]

There's not much evidence of good neighbours, that's for sure.

[ThryllSeekyr]

And that how 'Knights that say NAY' came to be.

[Wils]

I duly consider myself slapped around a bit by Meester Eldrich. Bad Wils!

Anyway... I think the thing here is that when Slaine was created, it was a story aimed at the demographic of the time (8-11 year olds?), so the readership would've generally pronounced everything pretty much phonetically. I remember reading the "Spoils of Ann-Win", for instance. To sort of retcon the pronunciation at a later date seems a bit daft when it wasn't made clear in the first place. I'm aware that the proper Gaelic pronunciation of the word Slaine is "Slawnyeh", but as a character in 2000ad, he'll always be "Slain" to me.

[Matt Timson]

'Slain' sounds like a right double hard bastard.  'Slawnyeh' sounds like he's half asleep.  I think I know which one I prefer.

Wake, can you censure Eldritch, please?  He's boring me to death (although the image of Wils as board 'tough guy' is pretty comical).

[Wils]

You wear trousers the same colour as the Hulk's once...