I've been wondering for while (Not really, just something thats been bugging the last few days) how most of you pronounce Myr's name. The two main options are My-er and the second is Me-er (as in the Mir Space Station).

And of course I have "other" just in case.

-Jules

I believe it is the second one.

I voted for the first one, but that's based on Australian phonics (which my boys are learning). The letter 'Y' has two sounds in Australian English, and there are rules to determine which one to use. On that basis, the first option is the correct one.

Of course, that assumes that the word is an Australian English word....

I've noted that American's have a funny way of pronouncing some letters Seriously, though, since it's his name, he's the only one who can say how it's pronounced. We can have fun with guessing, but the majority option in the poll is not necessarily correct.

I think it's the second one. Or at least, that's how I pronounce it.

Obviously it is the second option. Like the space station. Mēr.

sir

Same here.... My-er for me...

Myr as the space station MIR is how I pronounce it

Wow! I seem to pronounce it completely differently, and honestly it never even occurred to me that anyone might not pronounce it the way I do.

I would say it sorta like "M-er", like a regular "er" sound with an M in front. To rhyme with:


"Yes sir, Myr" would be a rhyme the way I would say it. With "Sir" and "Myr" each making their consonant sound and then an "er" at the end.

Like the gifts the wisemen/magi brought in the Bible: "gold, frankincense, and myrrh"

It's almost even spelled the same way except for the "rh" at the end...but I wouldn't think that would change the pronunciation.

In my defense of this pronunciation, I've spoken with people from GA on the phone before, and if I recall correctly the first time Myr was ever referenced the other member mentioned him first and pronounced it in exactly the way I described above. So even though it never occurred to me to doubt the way it was said in the first place, I thought surely this was further evidence! LOL

Why don't we ask Myr how he pronounces it?!?

-Kevin

well, i believe James pronounces it the way you do, judging by his reply...

...........I've always thought it was pronounced like Mir the space station

It could be a play on words also. For all we know, His name could be Myer and he just left out one letter. I know of a couple of people who have taken their first name, reversed the letters for their user name, Cram (Marc).

We tend to assume we know the pronunciation for a word in print. Most people would pronounce NIC as Nick. I've been told by an author that in his story, NIC is pronounced Neek. Another example would be my name, Jan. People is some countries would pronounce it as Jon while in other countries as Yan.

Personally, I voted for the first choice. I don't care what you call me, just don't call me late for dinner.

A friend of mine says that all the time. It always cracks me up.

I guess the second option comes the closest to how I pronounce it. To me it's meer as in meercat.

I voted for the second one, since I tend to pronounce it closer to "mir" (short i sound).

When I first saw the thread, though, I was thinking in my head "dubya" and "shrub" O.o

I could probably tell you.
But I think I should speak to the head of the Indoctrination Center and ensure that this oversight is corrected.

Tease!!

And he's loving it too!

Thank god I'm not the only one. I just assumed everyone rhymed it with sir, and when i read the replies, i felt like such a blond.

YAY! Me and Richie know what we're doing lol!

I'm also in the group of those who think that it's the second option. Just like the space station Mir

I voted for the Second option as well.

I have always pronounced it ad My-er...

Myr, rhymes with sir, as well as the first syllable of Merlin.

I don't even know how to pronounce those first two options... they look like two syllable words!


I was thinking that too lmao.

This is madness

This great mystery continues to elude us.......

As for me, I went with My- and then 'err', so Myer, basically.

Jeez, this is going to bug me for eternity.

Is there an amazing, well-connected stalker around here that can somehow call Myr up, fake a persona (ex: this is your Verizon bill rep.) and get the pronunciation of his name?

Like:
Q- Is this Myr so and so?

Answer A- Why yes, this is Myr so and so. What is the nature of this phone call?

OR

Answer B- It's Myr (corrected version). What is the nature of this phone call?

Ok, I seriously analyzed this and now it is REALLY bugging me. Who created this thread? Let me go back and check.

Ive never thought about it.

YAY! Robbie joins Richie and me in the Myr like Myrrh club


That's an excellent suggestion! But what if "Myr" isn't his real name? I'd be a bit suspicious if someone called and asked to speak to "Mr. Face"


I bet this is no longer the case ;-)

Yes, this is only under the assumption that "Myr" is indeed his real name. I've never heard of that name before or met anyone with that name. With all this talk, that name is really catching on.

LOL. If someone called and asked for "Mr. Face" I'd be mad suspicious too, but I'd go with it and see where it goes. That might be an interesting conversation.

No no, watch. See that? Im actively not thinking about it.

[pause]

Wait...damn, I thought about it.

*sigh*

Its "myrrh".

Interesting note, I was thinking of adding Myrrh but I thought no one was going to choose it, so I left it off the list.

I've always just pronounced it Myr.

For some reason I was under the impression that Myr was short for "Myriddian" which to me looks like it should be pronounced like "meridian". If that's the case, my instinct would by to pronounce it like myrrh, rhyming with "sir" as previously suggested.

But what do I know? I might have just imagined all of that.

-d

I think you did imagine all that.

Nah, we're all putting too much brain energy into this little puzzle. However, it's rather fun. Making us think outside the box, whether we want to or not

I still maintain my idea we need to find a suave stalker to get the pronunciation of his name, real or not. The curiousity will eat us alive!!!

Uhh...well yeah! Perfect!

Ohh yeah, I'm considering naming my firstborn that now

Hmmm "Myr Face"...you think he/she would get picked on in school?



YAY! Not only did I get you to think about it, but you agreed with me


LOL, and another one on-board! Perhaps we can all unite and form the Myrrh movement! (Sounds a bit like a dance doesn't it?)


Ah, well that's what you get for thinking! You should actively avoid it like some people

J/K ya'll


-Kevin

In any case, I'll bet MYR is sitting back and enjoying this discussion of how to pronounce his name.

Like..."meer".

This is one mystery we may never solve. I have actually changed my mind though. I think Kevin is right.

Myr
Native to Mirrodin. Myr are artificial creatures - robots - created by Memnarch, the plane's guardian. Each Myr on the plane is remotely connected to Memnarch's "Darksteel Eye," a massive, indestructible mirror chamber that allows him to see through the eyes of any Myr he wishes. Scattered throughout the plane, the Myr are designed to be quiet and unobtrusive, and the majority of races have gotten used to their presence, viewing them as a strange but harmless background object. The majority of Myr conform to a particular standardized design composed of a slight, nimble body and a large, curved, mouthless head, though specialized models exist.

The word "myr" is derived from the Greek "myrmidon,” meaning “a particularly obedient servant.” They were initially conceived as gnomes but the more flavorful label was later applied to these quietly busy little figures.

**********

Myrmidon
Myr·mi·don [mur-mi-don, -dn]
–noun
1. Classical Mythology. one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War.

Now that I think about it, thanks to Gary... It does appear to be ---> Mur ... something like sir, but not exactly...

That is indeed an interesting theory. Perhaps he will eventually tell us.

So it's like Mir as in Merlin? I couldn't help saying it in the French way.

That's my best guess too, Jack. I'm thinking about getting a subscription to dictionary.com so I can use their feature that lets you hear how the word is pronounced.

I guess I've always thought of it as pronounced like the Russian word "mir," though I had no particular reason to assume that.

Just to add my two cents, I have for some reason always thought of it like mirror .

Don't know why, maybe the first time I saw it was when I found out heard about Nifty's mirror sites .

Steve