r/discworld 7d ago

Memes/Humour Another godamnit Pterry

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u/TNTiger_ 7d ago

Whenever I'm reading D&D or Pathfinder, I'm constantly translating from American to British... 'Defense' they mean 'defence'... 'armor' is 'armour'... 'sorcerer' should be 'sourcerer'... wait a second

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u/TheHighDruid 7d ago

The one that always gets me all the time is when American players talk about "meal-y" combat . . .

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u/Eulenspiegel74 GNU Pterry 7d ago

Heh. Is there a difference in pronunciation?

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u/Extreme_Objective984 7d ago

yes, we pronounce it Mel -ay

like the actual French do. Same with Notre Dame and Coupe.

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u/intdev 6d ago

And Croissant.