tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283938885302784821.post5028450588740766919..comments2024-03-28T00:42:25.420-07:00Comments on Grognardling: How do you pronounce Cugel?Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988517412357391012noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283938885302784821.post-90519550542729370192012-01-30T15:15:04.628-08:002012-01-30T15:15:04.628-08:00I tried various pronunciations while reading the s...I tried various pronunciations while reading the stories and the only one that didn't sound stupid to me was 'cudgel' like a stick. Oh well..migellitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106614212764056058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283938885302784821.post-43668017560213841772012-01-29T20:35:56.890-08:002012-01-29T20:35:56.890-08:00Thanks, Andrew!Thanks, Andrew!Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988517412357391012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283938885302784821.post-84132959471245807562012-01-29T11:21:12.176-08:002012-01-29T11:21:12.176-08:00It sounds as though it's derived from the Germ...It sounds as though it's derived from the German word Kugel or sphere/orb. This ties in with Andrew's take on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283938885302784821.post-78105998500700963922012-01-29T10:14:06.465-08:002012-01-29T10:14:06.465-08:00Wow, I've been getting both syllables wrong in...Wow, I've been getting both syllables wrong in my head all this time. I've been saying kuh-gel, like a stick that you hit someone with. This is one of the dangers of using unique or invented appellations. No one is ever going to pronounce Bluebeard or Roger incorrectly.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283938885302784821.post-20341219441252460952012-01-29T09:40:47.795-08:002012-01-29T09:40:47.795-08:00Yes he did; there is a long radio interview with J...Yes he did; there is a long radio interview with Jack Vance on Youtube from the late 70's (I think?) where he corrects someone asking about the next instalment of Dying Earth stories- it's a hard C and a hard G. Koogh-ul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com