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Kantor on 08 June 2009

 


 

I've always said Eye-ko, but the correct pronunciation seems to be "Eeko".

From Wikipedia: Ico (イコ Iko, pronounced /ˈiːko/) (that little i means "ee" in Wikipedia)

Let's see how many people have been saying it wrong



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Spankey on 08 June 2009

I was wrong



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Majin-Tenshinhan on 08 June 2009

I've always used the right pronounciation, because in Sweden we pronounce vowels the same way they do in Japan. So "i" is "ee" here too, rather than "eye".



Akvod on 08 June 2009

I guess the Japanese one? (Ee-ko?)

Ico technically isn't an English word so, this isn't the same case with English titled anime/Japanese media (such as Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, etc).



Kantor on 08 June 2009
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
I've always used the right pronounciation, because in Sweden we pronounce vowels the same way they do in Japan. So "i" is "ee" here too, rather than "eye".

So, you guys say "EE-pod"?



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masterb8tr on 08 June 2009
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
I've always used the right pronounciation, because in Norway we pronounce vowels the same way they do in Japan. So "i" is "ee" here too, rather than "eye".

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Hephaestos on 08 June 2009

I don't think there is a wrong way to say it... names change from country to country, heck my first name is even unpronouncable in english, if i didn't accept a change, i'd never recognize it when someone calls me.



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burgerstein on 08 June 2009

Well, the whole Project Trico thing convinced me it was pronounced like 'eye.' Why would it be project Treeco?



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Majin-Tenshinhan on 08 June 2009
Kantor said:
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
I've always used the right pronounciation, because in Sweden we pronounce vowels the same way they do in Japan. So "i" is "ee" here too, rather than "eye".

So, you guys say "EE-pod"?

No, because that's an american brand and is marketed as such. Everyone knows to pronounce it in english.



tombi123 on 08 June 2009

I always said Ik-co