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Maybe everyone else pronounces it WHY-nath, but if you live there or grew up there, you pronounce it WIN-ath.
Sort of like, most people pronounce the city of Detroit, De-TROIT, but if you live there or grew up there, you more than likely pronounce it DEE-troit.
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I actually like that theory a lot.
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I'll buy that. Like the people who think Nevada is pronounced Nev-ODD-uh. Anyone who lives or grew up in Nev-ADD-uh (like myself) would kick your a** for pronouncing it the, ugghh, East Coast way.
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quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: I'll buy that. Like the people who think Nevada is pronounced Nev-ODD-uh. Anyone who lives or grew up in Nev-ADD-uh (like myself) would kick your a** for pronouncing it the, ugghh, East Coast way.
OF course, anyone that speaks spanish would point out that the word "nevada" means "a snow fall" and it's pronounced closer to Nev-ODD-uh than Nev-ADD-ah, though neither is correct.
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quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: I'll buy that. Like the people who think Nevada is pronounced Nev-ODD-uh. Anyone who lives or grew up in Nev-ADD-uh (like myself) would kick your a** for pronouncing it the, ugghh, East Coast way.
OF course, anyone that speaks spanish would point out that the word "nevada" means "a snow fall" and it's pronounced closer to Nev-ODD-uh than Nev-ADD-ah, though neither is correct.
Says someone who lives in Flor-EYE-Duh.
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I live in Missouri, which some people pronounce Miz-zoor-ee and others pronounce Miz-zoor-uh, and both insist that they are right. But I don't think anybody's kicked anybody's asterisks over it.
(Although if anyone pronounces Mon-El "MOAN-El" I just may have to zap them into the Phantom Zone.)
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was I the only one to notice ALL the TWINS on Winath? I mean, as the people were running from the shelter, people who looked EXACTLY alike running in pairs together. it's like, there's some genetic trait specific to Winath that makes twins so much more frequent. guess that made Mekt a bit lonely and left out.
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quote:Originally posted by Copycat Girl: it's like, there's some genetic trait specific to Winath that makes twins so much more frequent. guess that made Mekt a bit lonely and left out.
Actually, there is. In the comics(and apparently in the show), on Winath everyone is born with a twin, and anyone born without a twin is a rarity, which is why Mekt was considered an outcast(and probably part of the reason why he became a criminal).
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I think the whole Ranzz family is that way. Since fraternal twins are merely a coincidence of timing while identical twins are the true genetic anomaly. Or at least, it's an anomaly for us on Earth. On Winath, it's the other way around, and they give a pass for Garth and Ayla, but deep down, they must realize that they're not the same as everyone else.
I mean, I've never seen any other sets of boy/girl twins in any issue of Legion taking place on Winath. It's always been two male twins or two female, never one of each.
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quote:Originally posted by Malvolio: I mean, I've never seen any other sets of boy/girl twins in any issue of Legion taking place on Winath. It's always been two male twins or two female, never one of each.
They aren't as common, but in Legends of the Legion, Ayla had a pair of fraternal twins for friends. That's the only time I can recall, though.
(Though lordy knows I love the Ranzz siblings and their issues.)
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