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Enhasa Halls - Chrono Series Analysis => Characters, Plot, and Themes => Topic started by: Shadow_Dragon on May 17, 2005, 03:54:04 pm

Title: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: Shadow_Dragon on May 17, 2005, 03:54:04 pm

Throughout my playing of CC I always assumed that the name was pronounced "Serj", but about a month ago my class started studying Russia in World Cultures, and the name Sergei/Sergey popped up (we had projects on 'Russian cultural heroes' and there were lots of Sergeis), pronounced like Ser-gay

I always assumed that it was Serj, and because I pronounced it in my head like that everytime I thought that the game did too, but they never speak the name..

So, which is it?

Title: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: Sentenal on May 17, 2005, 05:50:37 pm

The english word, of the same spelling, is pronounced serj.

Title: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: V_Translanka on May 17, 2005, 06:46:47 pm

Yeah, that doesn't really seem like the way the Japanese language would work either...It's not a Russian game or a Russian translation's all I can say...

Title: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: Daniel Krispin on May 17, 2005, 11:17:57 pm

Ever since my mother saw a picture of Serge, and commented that he looks something like a French fisherman, I've been giving it somewhat of a French sound. Thus more Sair-dzh, but very smooth.

Title: Re: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: Radical Dreamer on May 18, 2005, 05:39:59 pm

Quote from: Shadow_Dragon

Throughout my playing of CC I always assumed that the name was pronounced "Serj", but about a month ago my class started studying Russia in World Cultures, and the name Sergei/Sergey popped up (we had projects on 'Russian cultural heroes' and there were lots of Sergeis), pronounced like Ser-gay

I always assumed that it was Serj, and because I pronounced it in my head like that everytime I thought that the game did too, but they never speak the name..

So, which is it?

Yes, the name Sergey is Russian.
Personally, I know someone who's name is Sergey but people, including me, call him Serge (and none of them are aware of Radical Dreamers / Chrono Cross).
So the connection always seemed pretty obvious to me.
Though Serge isn't ment to be Russian or anything like that.... ;)

Title: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: Zaperking on May 18, 2005, 06:42:55 pm

I'm Russian. I used to think his name was pronouned Serj.... Until I realised it was Serge.

Title: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: Radical Dreamer on May 18, 2005, 07:21:32 pm

Quote from: Zaperking

I'm Russian. I used to think his name was pronouned Serj.... Until I realised it was Serge.

Actually, his name is pronounced as 'Serge' (the English word) and not as ser-geh (like Sergey, in Russian, without the y).

The name isn't meanningless in case you're wondering.

Title: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: Hopeful Death on May 20, 2005, 12:01:17 am

I always had it pegged for Sair-j with a softish J.  Seeing as how he DID remind me of a Frenchman, and as far as I know, the only language in which Serge is a real name is French and derivatives of French.

Hence I pronounce it the way you would in French.

Title: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: SilentMartyr on May 23, 2005, 03:48:35 pm

I'd stick with the common english pronunciation. Its just easier that way.

Title: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: Sentenal on May 23, 2005, 04:09:21 pm

[edited out french joke]

I dont see any real reason to not pronounce it unlike the english word.

Title: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: GrayLensman on May 23, 2005, 07:40:17 pm

Don't be an ass.

Title: Serj or Ser-gay?
Post by: Salvadeiro on June 19, 2005, 05:52:31 pm

The way i see it is serj, since i have a high romance-language influence, the letter G when with a soft vowel (e or i) always sounds like a J, never a G such as the G in Garden.  

Serge = Serj ( in portuguese, spanish, french, italian, and english* )

*not a romance language