January Teaser & Other things

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HLudwig

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I'm a Texan and everyone says it like they do in the video, Lah-rey-doh.

Of course not. Because you are probably white and live in east Texas. I live south of I-10, and no one pronounces it that way. You roll the R.

Trust you! You knew one person whose first language was Spanish who pronounced the name in Spanish so you must know what you're talking about. I don't know why this annoyed me so much. You're speaking English, it's an American town, pronounce it in English. Do you say "Tejas"?

Actually it was a Spanish town before it became a Texas town and then an "American" town (whatever the latter is supposed to mean). Therefore, I think they have a right to correct someone when thy don't pronounce the word correctly. Why? They lived in Texas before the Irish and Germans immigrated to it.

Ludwig, I have family from Texas and like I said, the voice work is exceptional.

And that's supposed to give you a right to butcher a language? Like I said, no one in Laredo pronounces it that way, unless you want to be laughed at and called a Gringo. But I don't expect anyone to know what I"m talking about unless they lived south of I-10.
 
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evil lemon325

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Oct 20, 2011
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Well, the guy in the video is obviously white, not mexican.

Also central texas not east. Austin. You from laredo or some small town nearish?
 

Nestor Makhno

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Feb 25, 2006
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Only the RO forums could have a thread descend into bickering about this kind of thing. :rolleyes:

Whilst it has been entertaining watching this argument unfold, I am starting to think the time is nigh for some deft moderation of further argument on that one subject.
 

Floyd

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Feb 19, 2006
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No one in Laredo, Texas pronounces it Laraydoh. The voice actor doesn't even sound Tex-Mex. Trust me, I used to date a Hispanic girl that lived there.

How to pronounce Laredo correctly.

[URL="http://www.forvo.com/word/laredo/"][url]http://www.forvo.com/word/laredo/[/URL][/URL]

To preface my assessment:
My dad was born and raised in San Benito, TX. I've lived in El Paso, Houston, Dallas, Ferris and Waxahachie. In February I'll go see my mother in Houston, my Aunt in Corpus Christi, my cousin in San Angelo and on the way back, my daughter in Waco. (If someone tells me that all but Corpus are above Interstate 10 I'll kill myself....)

Personally, I was impressed by the accent. And keep in mind, this was the 1940's and not 200x. Besides, isn't Tex-Mex considered a food variation?
 
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Nestor Makhno

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I think that, out of respect to Floyd, I will give a second warning here..but there will be no 3rd warning. I will just start deleting posts.

This Tomayto/Tomahto stuff has gone on long enough.
 

OneBloodyHero

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Sep 22, 2009
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I wanted to sign up for the beta, but the link you provided gives me a 404 no component found error. Is the link broken or you guys closed sign ups, or maybe it is my connection.
 

Serathis

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I have shown the teaser to a friend of mine. Her response was: "Quake 3 engine? Really?"

I can kinda see where she is coming from. Nevertheless I hope you guys can rip a new one to mainstream publishers and show the power of the indie scene. /hipsterglasses