How do YOU say Armagetron?

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How do YOU say Armagetron?

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1. ARM-A-GET-TRON
2. AR-MAGE-TRON
3. AR-MA-GE-TRON

Or do you have a different saying that I haven't provided above? Post how you say it acording to the number!
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Re: How do YOU say Armagetron?

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http://armagetron.sourceforge.net/old/tron.html wrote:Pronunciation: just like Armageddon, just with a "tr" instead of the "dd".
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dlh wrote:
http://armagetron.sourceforge.net/old/tron.html wrote:Pronunciation: just like Armageddon, just with a "tr" instead of the "dd".
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Re: How do YOU say Armagetron?

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sinewav wrote:
dlh wrote:
http://armagetron.sourceforge.net/old/tron.html wrote:Pronunciation: just like Armageddon, just with a "tr" instead of the "dd".
ˌɑrməˈɡɛˌtrɑn
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Re: How do YOU say Armagetron?

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ARE - MAH - GE- TRON
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Re: How do YOU say Armagetron?

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OUR-MEGA-TRON
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Re: How do YOU say Armagetron?

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dlh beat me to it
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Re: How do YOU say Armagetron?

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I say armageddon like arma-ged-don... so that would be arma-get-tron?
The Halley's comet of Armagetron.
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our-mega-don --> our-mega-tron

dlh and Phyto have it right.
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Re: How do YOU say Armagetron?

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No, Chris Pirillo had it right.

(Americans don't generally pronounce "ar" as "our" — they do sometimes pronounce "our" as "ar.")
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Re: How do YOU say Armagetron?

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Phytotron wrote:No, Chris Pirillo had it right.

(Americans don't generally pronounce "ar" as "our" — they do sometimes pronounce "our" as "ar.")
+1

Especially when they are from the Boston area. :D
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Re: How do YOU say Armagetron?

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"Our" is pronounced as the word "hour" is, hence the silent "h" and the same letters, not "are".

I say:

Are-muh-geh-tron
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INW wrote:"Our" is pronounced as the word "hour" is, hence the silent "h" and the same letters, not "are".

I say:

Are-muh-geh-tron
I assume you pronounce it different because of your accent. How would you pronounce "Armageddon"?
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Are-muh-geh-den
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IPA: [aʁmaˈɡɛtʀɔn]

(In German, like this guy)

edit:
what's a "deaf-zone?"
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