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Seriously, who decided to name the ancient alien species after a cheese?

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Seriously, who decided to name the ancient alien species after a cheese?

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Poddli
01.26.2012 , 12:33 PM | #21
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.
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MGriffith
01.26.2012 , 03:28 PM | #22
Quote: Originally Posted by ptwonline View Post
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 ...

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daftshadow
01.26.2012 , 03:34 PM | #23
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

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NaimiIflya
01.26.2012 , 03:37 PM | #24
The real question should be why is part of the Imperial Capital translate as "Cheese", type "kaas" into Google Translate, see what happens... This.
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amnie
01.26.2012 , 03:39 PM | #25
Quote: Originally Posted by Libertine View Post
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

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MillionsKNives
01.26.2012 , 03:39 PM | #26
Quote: Originally Posted by Nissin View Post
I was raised by italian parents who say it as Ree-gaw-ta or Ree-gawt

Like Mozzarella is said moot-sa-dell
My parents pronounced them the same way.

Quote: Originally Posted by Poddli View Post
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.
I see what you did there.

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Grabemx
01.26.2012 , 03:40 PM | #27
Real italians pronounce it ree-gawt!
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ielaz
01.26.2012 , 03:40 PM | #28
Quote: Originally Posted by PibbyPib View Post
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.
meh it probably was funny in your mind, should have kept it there

move along kthxbai

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LaManoNera
01.26.2012 , 03:41 PM | #29
Quote: Originally Posted by Lithik View Post
Ricotta - ri·cot·ta   [ri-kot-uh, -kaw-tuh; Italian: ree-kawt-tah]

Rakata - ra-ka-ta [rah-kah-tuh]
Actually, it's "ree-coh-tuh".

O in Italian is always long.
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Sathla
01.26.2012 , 03:42 PM | #30
Quote: Originally Posted by PibbyPib View Post
That's probably because he's got a New Jersey accent or something. ReeCAAAHta.
HEY! Not everyone from Jersey has that accent :<

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