Taselak- A mixture of Natural Selection & Survival of the Fittest

[Cren]

It's Tay-say-lack to me. Everyone does have their own way to say stuff.

[Woelfy]

It's Tay-say-lack to me. Everyone does have their own way to say stuff.

+1

[Gustav Kuriga]

Going by the spelling, it would be pronounced Tay-see-lak.

[Fuor Family]

Going by the spelling, there's no reason for a long a in the first syllable, and certainly not for a long e in the second.

[Woelfy]

I read it as Teh-seh-lakk, if we are going purely phonetics.

[Cren]

Well, if everyone went the phonetics way then we won't have the various accents. Brought back memories of Pygmalion and My Fair Lady

[Hyral]

Going by the spelling, there's no reason for a long a in the first syllable, and certainly not for a long e in the second.

I agree with the long E, but I'm sticking with my long A :p  As in "taste" and "taser". 

Oh but if we're going by our local accents I'm sure I can get an R in there...

[Gustav Kuriga]

Going by the spelling, there's no reason for a long a in the first syllable, and certainly not for a long e in the second.

How so? I'm just going by the old standby that if two vowels are separated by only one consonant, then that usually means they have the long vowel sound. It doesn't work all the time, but is a general enough rule for everyday pronunciation.

[Indirik]

You people are over-thinking it. It's pronounced:  we-will-lose-a-lak.

[Stabbity]

You people are over-thinking it. It's pronounced:  we-will-lose-a-lak.

This.

[Fuor Family]

How so? I'm just going by the old standby that if two vowels are separated by only one consonant, then that usually means they have the long vowel sound. It doesn't work all the time, but is a general enough rule for everyday pronunciation.

I've never heard of any such 'standby'. However, I could concede that a long a is conceivable, in the vane of 'laser' or 'base' or 'wave' and similar. However, in all those cases, the 'e' is not made long. It is silent or short. I still go with Team Tassel, it makes more sense of the spelling given.

Also, I think you're mistaking us for the sandals and the ikkies, Indirik.

[Woelfy]

You people are over-thinking it. It's pronounced:  we-will-lose-a-lak.

Awww, this is cute.

[Haerthorne]

This is stupid. Unless you are American or not-English, it's Tas-a-lak.

[Indirik]

Taselak: Home of the pronunciation police.

[Anaris]

Good thing no one can tell just by reading it what pronunciation we intend, then, eh?