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For many years I've been pronouncing Sigil as Sij-ill, like the word sigil. Recently I read something in a post from WotC saying that it is pronounced sig-ill (hard G). This just sounded weird to me, so I am continuing to say it with a J sound. You know, like in GIF ๐Ÿ˜

Anyway, are there any other names of things in D&D that made you go "huh?" when you heard the official pronunciation?

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[โ€“] Elevator7009@kbin.run 3 points 5 months ago

I also read a lot as a kid and to this day, I prefer it to video or audio-based content delivery. So I also mispronounce things, especially if they are not words that would come up in daily conversation.

The "primer" thing is something I just learned from you, verified with Merriam-Webster, and I am not happy about it because a primer primes you to learn about the subject, so I always thought it was said like "prime" + "er"โ€ฆ