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Jeremy Simington
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JB, how is Unus the Untouchable's name pronounced? Until today I thought it rhymed with "Eunice" but that isn't true alliteration, right? Does the first syllable in Unus really rhyme with the first syllable in Untouchable? That makes the most sense for alliteration but is almost painful to say.
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John Byrne
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I say You-nus.
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Jeremy Simington
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Thanks, JB!
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Bill Collins
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That`s what i have read it as.We have a veteran actress called Una Stubbs(Sherlock) and her name is pronounced You-na,so that guided me.The sticking point is Uma Thurman!
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John Byrne
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I suppose if "internal logic" is applied, Unus should have the same hard "un" sound as "untouchable," tho that doesn't sound right in my head.
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Michael Penn
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Nor would Magneto rhyming with stiletto sound right, right?
Edited by Michael Penn on 16 November 2014 at 6:22am
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John Byrne
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Nor would Magneto rhyming with stiletto sound right, right?•• I don't follow. Magneto ends with "toe" and so does "stiletto."
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Lars Sandmark
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'etto versus 'EEtto
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John Byrne
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Ah, of course! I didn't include enough letters!
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Brian Kelly
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When I was a kid I read Magneto as if it rhymed with stiletto. It's difficult to let that go.
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Bill Collins
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I understand the confusion over pronouncing Magneto,due to his powers you are inclined to pronounce it mag-netto,if we pronounce it mag-neeto his powers ought to be electrically based!
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Wallace Sellars
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I learned how to properly pronounce Magneto when I heard it on
SPIDER-MAN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS one Saturday morning.
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