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Digby · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:05 PM

I was just wondering how people pronounce the word Zealot in Sc2. The dictionary definition of Zealot is A fanatically committed person (My life for Aiur)
And I was just curious, I like to say it Zee-a-lot

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	deL:	pretty poo thread
	ToRSpartaz:	DIGBY!!! GET BACK TO ToR NAAAAAO!!!!

ZergGirl · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:13 PM

Zel-ot for me.

Bugalugs McScruffin · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:13 PM

The 'official' pronunciation is thus... zel-uht, and of course it fails to copy the formatting.

Let's try that again, zel-uh't.

Quick question Digby, do you know the word zeal and what it means?

Benji · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:14 PM

You Tube

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Cyanide:

i remember this one! haha

FaDeBadger · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:15 PM

I'm with Del, this doesn't really strike me as thread worthy. Probably would have been better as a blog?

The correct pronounciation is Zel-ot. A little piece of me dies inside everytime I hear someone say zee-lot.

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	Bugalugs McScruffin:	Good point about thread-worthiness. As far as the little pieces inside of you, they must be pretty fragile.
	ToRDeathsFang:	ditto

Bugalugs McScruffin · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:15 PM

Hmmm. Do I want to know what you posted, or not Benji? It's probably lucky that I'm at work currently.

**Frogmite** · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:16 PM

In french we should say something like "zaylote" but actually as nobody plays protoss in France they simply removed the word from the dictionnary.

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ToRDeathsFang:

i lol'd

Cyanide · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:17 PM

Get to ze parking lot!

ZergGirl · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Frogmite

In french we should say something like "zaylote" but actually as nobody plays protoss in France they simply removed the word from the dictionnary.

Quitters.

10 character limit.

Benji · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugalugs McScruffin

Hmmm. Do I want to know what you posted, or not Benji? It's probably lucky that I'm at work currently.

Day9 with his thoughts on the topic for 30 seconds, If you've got headphones listen and minimise ^_^

Bugalugs McScruffin · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:20 PM

Youtube is blocked and you aren't allowed to use headphones at work. :/

But I will check it tonight.

FSDarkNemesis · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:21 PM

Well I used to pronounce it as Zee-lot when I was age 8 when SC1 first came out, well I was young so I dunno what the heck is the proper pronunciation. But eventually when I go to church every Sunday the reader reading the readings during mass pronounced it as both either Zel-let or Zee-lot. So ya, I prefer going American: Zel-let.

FaDeBadger · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:21 PM

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Originally Posted by xGKingBenji

Day9 with his thoughts on the topic for 30 seconds, If you've got headphones listen and minimise ^_^

Day9 is always worth listening to at full volume! Spread the genius!

ROOT`iaguz · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:23 PM

"Chronoboosting, already getting a gateway because his unit of choice is the Zell-ot, or more commonly known by idiots on forums as the Zee-lot.

*takes glasses off and looks impatient*

It's a Zealot ok. So often in life people call it a Zee-lot. It's not a Zee-lot. If you ever played the original Command and Conquer it's a Grenadier. Not a Grenader. OK. I dunno if any of you played the original Command and Conquer, it's the Grena-freakin-dier.

Freakin' zee-lots driving me crazy"

Day9 transcribed above. And yea, first thing I thought when I saw the stupid thread title. It's Zell-ot. You don't know how stupid you sound saying Zee-lot (as do people who spell Turret as turrent. How does that n get in there?)

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**inFeZa** · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:24 PM

Zell oht

Zeelots = loooool

Benji · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugalugs McScruffin

Youtube is blocked and you aren't allowed to use headphones at work. :/

But I will check it tonight.

Owch

minimised youtube is how I get through my days ^_^

Bugalugs McScruffin · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:25 PM

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Originally Posted by UltimateDeep

Well I used to pronounce it as Zee-a-lot when I was age 8 when SC1 first came out, well I was young so I dunno what the heck is the proper pronunciation. But eventually when I go to church every Sunday the reader reading the readings during mass pronounced it as both either Zel-lot or Zee-a-lot. So ya, I prefer going American: Zel-lot.

Haha, just because everyone pronounces it one way doesn't mean that it is correct. Most people pronounce blessed bless-ed, at least when reading it aloud. And there is a suburb near where I live called Greenwith. Most people pronounce it Green-with, even though it's supposed to be pronounced Gren-ith.

That being said, zealot is pronounced zel-ot, or zel-uht, depending on how pedantic you are.

FSDarkNemesis · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugalugs McScruffin

Haha, just because everyone pronounces it one way doesn't mean that it is correct. Most people pronounce blessed bless-ed, at least when reading it aloud. And there is a suburb near where I live called Greenwith. Most people pronounce it Green-with, even though it's supposed to be pronounced Gren-ith.

That being said, zealot is pronounced zel-ot, or zel-uht, depending on how pedantic you are.

Well, agreed. It ain't wrong either way, but I guess this is how the SC2 Community Pronounced it now.

FaDeBadger · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 1:33 PM

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Originally Posted by UltimateDeep

Well, agreed. It ain't wrong either way, but I guess this is how the SC2 Community Pronounced it now.

Technically Zee-lot is wrong.

Daboo · Mon, 7th-Nov-2011, 2:03 PM

I actually used to say Zee-Lots, but then hearing casters say zeh-lots again and again, I kinda got on to the zehlot way.

This type of thing would be awesome for the chatbox.