How do YOU pronounce PSYGNOSIS? - Page 4

Dunny · 08 January 2021, 01:51

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Originally Posted by Antiriad_UK

If it’s not sigh gnosis it might break me!

So long as you pronounce it with a hard "g" you're good.

Antiriad_UK · 08 January 2021, 01:54

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Originally Posted by Dunny

So long as you pronounce it with a hard "g" you're good.

Oh no it was a hard g. Sigh g nosis. Anhhhhhhhhhhhhh

alpine9000 · 08 January 2021, 02:19

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Originally Posted by BarryB

Saw this on youtube:

[ Show youtube player ]

Skip to 1:45 to hear it pronounced!

Case closed

Gorf · 08 January 2021, 03:49

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Originally Posted by alexh

I've been to award shows and been on stands where they pronounced Haupauge "How-parge" which everyone knows is (or rather was) "Hop-pog".

nah .. its pronounced "flooded land"

grelbfarlk · 08 January 2021, 04:30

Shameful, all you should feel great shame.
When it's obviously "SYIKE, NO! SIS!"

gimbal · 08 January 2021, 13:42

Psygnosis: We are now the biggest development house in Europe!

Sony: hold my beer.

FOL · 08 January 2021, 15:00

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Originally Posted by gimbal

Sony: hold my beer.

lol, indeed.

zodiac · 09 January 2021, 05:02

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Originally Posted by BarryB

Speaking from an English point of view, do you pronounce it as 'SIG' nosis (SIG as in SIGNAL) or SIGH gnosis (as in he gave a huge 'SIGH' of relief)

The reason I ask is that some members of Psygnosis were doing a talk at Play Expo in 2017 retro event and this question was asked, they said it was prounced 'SIG' nosis as the guy who invented it (Roger Dean?) pronounced it 'SIG' nosis! BUT, on the intro for Blood Money it's clearly pronounced 'SIGH' gnosis contradicting what they said?

So which do YOU prefer, SIG or SIGH?

Well then, I was way off. I always pronounced it as pee-saj-nah-sos.

DamienD · 09 January 2021, 14:51

So just recorded this video via WinUAE for Blood Money:

https://streamable.com/x52i5n

Sorry, but it's slightly out of sync.

PortuguesePilot · 09 January 2021, 15:27

I say "Psy" (as in PSYchology) and "Gnosis". It's the correct pronunciation, considering the etymology of the name.

I always pronounced it that way, but back in my youth most of my mates said it the portuguese way: p'seeg-noh-sees

AmigaHope · 21 January 2021, 13:40

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Originally Posted by Radertified

You don't pronounce it PISSgnosis?

I do when I'm playing the C64 version of Shadow of the Beast:

EDIT: Read the scrolltext when the game starts.

[ Show youtube player ]

gimbal · 21 January 2021, 13:51

Shadow of the Beast: all problems can be solved by running towards it and punching it. Now there is a life lesson for you.

AmigaHope · 22 January 2021, 14:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimbal

Shadow of the Beast: all problems can be solved by running towards it and punching it. Now there is a life lesson for you.

Read the scrolltext at the start of the game.

LoadWB · 22 January 2021, 16:34

I learned how to pronounce it from the introduction to "Blood Money."

LoadWB · 22 January 2021, 16:42

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Originally Posted by alpine9000

Case closed

Yeah, but he also pronounces "derby" as "darby."

Irl · 22 January 2021, 20:15

I too used to pronounce it SIG-Nosis, but have since learned that was incorrect. I had a similar experience with Wacom.. for years I pronounced it Way-Com, but then I saw a promotional video from them and learned it is pronounced Wack-um.

Radertified · 22 January 2021, 21:31

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Originally Posted by Irl

I too used to pronounce it SIG-Nosis, but have since learned that was incorrect.

The guys from Psygnosis said it's pronounced that way. It's not incorrect. It's just not the popular pronounciation which I guess stemmed from the Blood Money intro.

It would be nice if Ray Norrish would log back in and clear up why he used an incorrect pronounciation in the intro (assuming it was him according to the top comment by him at this YouTube video: [ Show youtube player ])

Irl · 23 January 2021, 20:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radertified

The guys from Psygnosis said it's pronounced that way. It's not incorrect. It's just not the popular pronounciation which I guess stemmed from the Blood Money intro.

It would be nice if Ray Norrish would log back in and clear up why he used an incorrect pronounciation in the intro (assuming it was him according to the top comment by him at this YouTube video: [ Show youtube player ])

Lol, it's lovely when you get corrected by someone just to find out they were the incorrect ones.

Maybe they were trying to fake some kind of accent or something.

Ray Norrish · 24 January 2021, 23:22

Just got a prod from someone that this discussion was going on here.
Well, it wasn't my voice on the intro, but a friend of mine.
Interestingly, my friend and I had the same discussion back in the day - you saw it written down all the time, but no-one had actually heard it spoken.
Reason enough for us to do 2 takes at the time with both the [SIG]nosis and [SIGH]nosis pronunciations and yea, they selected the [SIGH] pronunciation, yo our surprise.

B14ck W01f · 25 January 2021, 00:15

psyche-know-sys

09 January 2021, 14:51	#69
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	So just recorded this video via WinUAE for Blood Money: https://streamable.com/x52i5n Sorry, but it's slightly out of sync.

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08 January 2021, 04:30	#65
grelbfarlk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: USA Posts: 2,902	Shameful, all you should feel great shame. When it's obviously "SYIKE, NO! SIS!"

08 January 2021, 13:42	#66
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,908	Psygnosis: We are now the biggest development house in Europe! Sony: hold my beer.

09 January 2021, 15:27	#70
PortuguesePilot Global Moderator Join Date: May 2013 Location: Setúbal, Portugal Posts: 609	I say "Psy" (as in PSYchology) and "Gnosis". It's the correct pronunciation, considering the etymology of the name. I always pronounced it that way, but back in my youth most of my mates said it the portuguese way: p'seeg-noh-sees

21 January 2021, 13:51	#72
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,908	Shadow of the Beast: all problems can be solved by running towards it and punching it. Now there is a life lesson for you.

22 January 2021, 16:34	#74
LoadWB Derezzed User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Tallahassee / USA Posts: 38	I learned how to pronounce it from the introduction to "Blood Money."

22 January 2021, 20:15	#76
Irl Registered User Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Denver Posts: 76	I too used to pronounce it SIG-Nosis, but have since learned that was incorrect. I had a similar experience with Wacom.. for years I pronounced it Way-Com, but then I saw a promotional video from them and learned it is pronounced Wack-um.

24 January 2021, 23:22	#79
Ray Norrish Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cheshire, UK Age: 56 Posts: 322	Just got a prod from someone that this discussion was going on here. Well, it wasn't my voice on the intro, but a friend of mine. Interestingly, my friend and I had the same discussion back in the day - you saw it written down all the time, but no-one had actually heard it spoken. Reason enough for us to do 2 takes at the time with both the [SIG]nosis and [SIGH]nosis pronunciations and yea, they selected the [SIGH] pronunciation, yo our surprise.

25 January 2021, 00:15	#80
B14ck W01f m68k all the way Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Koalaland Posts: 523	psyche-know-sys

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