Four years ago, I finished the main quest on an Xbox game called Oblivion. It had given me hours and hours of entertainment. It’s a swords and sorcery kind of game with an expansive world to explore, a movie-like main quest, and hundreds of side quests. I played the game to its utter completion. I loved it.
A few weeks ago, I saw that a sequel game was coming. It’s called Skyrim. I talked about it in class with a student. He laughed at my pronunciation. I thought the Y in Skyrim would be pronounced with a short I sound – “Skirim”. I think that’s because I pronounce “Syrup” that way. I say “Sirup”, not “Surup”. The student corrected me in regard to the game. “Skyrim” is pronounced “Sky-rim”… just like the two words “sky” and “rim”.
Skyrim was released on Friday. I bought it yesterday. I haven’t played it yet. The anticipation is delicious. Perhaps I’ll play a little bit this week. Or maybe I’ll wait for the weekend.
That is a super-cool dragon logo, I must say.
The word ‘Bethesda’ reminds me of the nursing home we used to visit when I was a kid. The thing that made the biggest impression on me was the row of piggy banks made out of Clorox boxes up on a shelf in the big gathering room. Oh, and that I was terrified of old people.
I was curious about the gaming company, so I just searched on the internet… It’s called Bethesda because it was founded in Bethesda, Maryland. It has since moved to Rockville. That’s less than an hour away! I could visit them! Do you think a video game software company would be a magical place? I do.
We’ve had the pronunciation discussion at my school too. I was on-board with your pronunciation, but the kids seemed to take the simpler route. I think of it like Mr. Laubenstein’s pronunciation of Fremen, but for completely opposite reasons.
So I guess your supplier was excited to see you when you came in for another fix, huh?
I wonder how long it will last. Enjoy!
(And I say ‘sir’ and ‘sur’ the same way. I keep trying to figure out how they’re different. Either way, I say ‘sear-up’.)
I meant for “sirup” to sound like you spelled it: “sear-up”. That’s how I pronounce the word syrup.
Seems to me you have a short i problem. 😉