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I know, it's not Acmlm with its mass of consonants. But I'm curious.

I say "kuh-FOO-kuh".

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Kefka.



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Exactly the same way ;) After all, it's supposed to be Japanese, right? (My Japanese isn't very good though, what does Kafuka mean?)


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過負荷 【かふか】 (n) {comp} overload


You would have a hard time finding it used. It's a semi-obscure word, used a lot in computers and electronics. Means overload. So most of the example to site having to do with electric overloads.

I choose it as my Mario hack well fit the name. :)

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I say it as TKB wrote it.
However, I think the word is in japanese, so I think its actually Kafka. But I don't know.

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Posted by gridatttack
Kafka


In all seriousness, this is how I say it.

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It is pronounced the same as it is spelled, really. The "a" sounds short, the same as in "car". "fu" is rather difficult for non-Japanese to pronounce properly (according to my wife)... I'm not certain how to describe its sound, I just know how to say it. :(

And of course, the kanji, romaji and meaning Emuz posted is 100% accurate.


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Posted by Ryudo
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Shame about your spelling there.. :P
Ka-fu-ka for me pretty much. >_>


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According to Jim Breen's WWWJDIC pronounciation samples, it's like Ryudo said, with a rapid "fu as in fuck", that apparently gets stress.

I pronounce it with a "foo" though. Two outta three? Not half bad.


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I pronounce it as Kawa does. Kah(as in car)-foo-kuh. I just pronounce things as they're spelled naturally though :P Which is why I pronounced Acmlm Ack-mulm.



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That's not how I pronounce it. kah-FOO-kah. We can agree on Acmlm though.


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I always said "Ack-mulm" too.

I remember people who spelled it out A-C-M-L-M would always hound on anyone who tries to pronounce it like a word, saying it's "impossible" and such <_< >_>

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I always said it A-C-M-L-M...
Couldn't find a way to say it as a word...

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Ka-foo-ka and Ack-limm. :P (I really have no idea where the last one came from, but eh)


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I always thought my mom's pronounciation of Acmlm was weird. "Ackmellackem".

Maybe she thought it was Acmlcm.

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I'd pronounce Kafuka as Ka-fuu-kah or something like that.

I pronounce Acmlm as Ack-melm.

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Acmlm is Ack-lum-lum I guess to me. I kinda feel it's more interesting to hear so many variants of the same name. :)

ふ/フ is kinda inbetween hu and fu..

I say it either "Ka-foo-ka" or more nihongo like.. (not perfectly though)
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I still tend to say ee-myooz even though I knew the more correct pronunciation.

My name's really hard to pronounce ^_~ Tuckib? T'keb? Nah, it's just T-K-B.

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I've heard Acmlm spoken once, it was over the phone and I thought it was so funny.

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I've heard Acmlm spoken once, it was over the phone and I thought it was so funny.


When you visit, I'll make sure to pronounce "Acmlm" at least once ^_~

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