PibbyPib Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Every time I hear about those Rakata aliens I think about this and I want a cannoli. I know they're spelled completely differently, but they sound exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I know they're spelled completely differently, but they sound exactly the same. really ? i dunno where you live mate but ive got an italian sitting right beside me and wort and no, they dont sound the same ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PibbyPib Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 really ? i dunno where you live mate but ive got an italian sitting right beside me and wort and no, they dont sound the same ... That's probably because he's got a New Jersey accent or something. ReeCAAAHta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covertpetersen Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Every time I hear about those Rakata aliens I think about this and I want a cannoli. I know they're spelled completely differently, but they sound exactly the same.No, ricotta is pronounced Ri-cot-ta. Rakata is pronounced Ra-ka-ta. They sound completely different as long as you say them correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevalaricgirl Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 That's really funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteis Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) That's probably because he's got a New Jersey accent or something. ReeCAAAHta. Yeah this. I'm Italian and Ricotta isn't pronounced anywhere near like Rakata. Edited January 26, 2012 by Matteis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackumDog Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Sounds a lot like Gor-gon-zolla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptwonline Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 There are so many cheeses that pretty much everything has a name similar to a cheese at some point. Seriously, there must be 500+ types of cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithik Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) Ricotta - ri·cot·ta [ri-kot-uh, -kaw-tuh; Italian: ree-kawt-tah] Rakata - ra-ka-ta [rah-kah-tuh] Edited January 26, 2012 by Lithik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferroz Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) Every time I hear about those Rakata aliens I think about this and I want a cannoli. I know they're spelled completely differently, but they sound exactly the same.No, they're pronounced quite differently. a vs i a k vs a g sound (the c in ricotta is pronounced closer to a g than a k)the t vs the tt all different Edited January 26, 2012 by ferroz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amdramnar Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Since they are "Ancient" aliens, I think you should complain why a cheese is named after the aliens. After all this is a long time ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptwonline Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Actually, I'm more concerned about how a race that has one of it's most vulnerable spots (eyes) so completely exposed and easy to injure could ever rise to dominate anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 That's probably because he's got a New Jersey accent or something. ReeCAAAHta. not living in the US ... im about 200km north of italy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PibbyPib Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 I think they should put the stress on the first syllable. RAHka-ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PibbyPib Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Actually, I'm more concerned about how a race that has one of it's most vulnerable spots (eyes) so completely exposed and easy to injure could ever rise to dominate anything. Maybe it's comparable to this: Not with the eyes specifically-- but maybe they just didn't have much serious competition, so nature's losers actually got to be winners for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissin Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) I was raised by italian parents who say it as Ree-gaw-ta or Ree-gawt Like Mozzarella is said moot-sa-dell Edited January 26, 2012 by Nissin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorizdin Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I have to agree with the OP on this one even though the correct pronunciation is different. I snorted diet coke through my nose laughing the first time one of my southern (US) guild members said it just like the cheese in vent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revic Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Actually, I'm more concerned about how a race that has one of it's most vulnerable spots (eyes) so completely exposed and easy to injure could ever rise to dominate anything. Not if they grow back. The insectozoid race you meet is probably saying the same thing about how our bodies aren't naturally armored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reye Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 shouldnt you have brought this point up back in 2003..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PibbyPib Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 shouldnt you have brought this point up back in 2003..? I did, actually. My roommate said, "huh?" and picked up another piece of pizza and that's where it ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poddli Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) I agree, calling ancient aliens after cheese is laughably wrong. There is precedent for this idiocy though, we are playing Cheddar Knights after all. Pronunciation is key I think. Edited January 26, 2012 by Poddli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGriffith Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 There are so many cheeses that pretty much everything has a name similar to a cheese at some point. Seriously, there must be 500+ types of cheese. That is in the northwestern corner of France alone ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daftshadow Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 may be Lucas or whoever came up with the Rakata species name was thinking about cheese or eating cheese when he/she made it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaimiIflya Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 The real question should be why is part of the Imperial Capital translate as "Cheese", type "kaas" into Google Translate, see what happens... This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnie Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 not living in the US ... im about 200km north of italy.... please show me any german-speaking person who pronounces ricotta 'rahkahtah' I dare you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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