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Title: MANa/MONa
Date Posted: Thu Apr/19/12 at 11:39am

Memnite Shyamalan
Posts: 81
Joined: 26-Dec-11

I've noticed while playing different people that some pronounce mana as "man-uh" while others say "mon-uh".

How do you pronounce the name of our beloved currency?

I say MANa, cuz I'm a man and stuff.
Date Posted: Thu Apr/19/12 at 1:21pm

Turbine
Posts: 10194
Joined: 26-Oct-09

Well, I'm Jamaican, so I call it MONa.
Date Posted: Thu Apr/19/12 at 1:40pm

Boyachi
Posts: 1553
Joined: 02-Nov-11

Let's ask the Oxford English Dictionary!

Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈmɑːnə/ , U.S. /ˈmɑnə/ , N.Z. /ˈmʌnʌ/ , /ˈmanə/

There you have it!
Date Posted: Thu Apr/19/12 at 3:19pm

DyingJester
Posts: 1771
Joined: 16-Dec-08

Why cant it be both?
Date Posted: Thu Apr/19/12 at 4:05pm

Turbine
Posts: 10194
Joined: 26-Oct-09

I should start calling mana magic to see how many people get annoyed. Nerd rage. ^_^
Date Posted: Thu Apr/19/12 at 8:01pm

theotherguy
Posts: 346
Joined: 04-Feb-11

Okay, a little cultural history...Mana is a Polynesian word meaning, roughly, "spirit energy", and it is pronouced "MAH-nah". If used in this sense, I  always pronounce it as Polynesian. In games, be they video or paper, I pronounce it "MAN-nuh". For me, it comes down to usage.


[Edited by theotherguy on 19/Apr/12 at 8:02PM]