prillalar | Anime question

Anime question

I am becoming better versed in the jargon of anime fandom, but there's one thing that's been puzzling me. So, readers-in-the-know, help me out here.

When you're saying a pairing out loud, do you pronounce the "x" at all? If I were to speak about Daniel/Jonas, I'd just say "daniel jonas" -- the slash is silent. How about if I were talking about 13x5? Is that just "thirteen five" or am I missing a vital part of the phrase? And how about the "+" in 3+4?

I have to make sure I know these things so I never look dumb. *g*

Oh my god, it just occurred to me that maybe everyone else in fandom is saying "daniel slash jonas" and I already look dumb!

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As far as I'm concerned the 'slash' has always been implied when using the terms verbally.

Of course, my involvement with any anime fandom was back in the last millenium, so who knows?

The thing that confuses me is how you'd verbally distinguish between x and + then. Hmm.

Yeah, I never say the slash it's just "RemusSirius" or "LoganRogue" both when I'm reading and when I'm actually speaking to someone.

It occurs to me that "slash" is a really long word, even though it's only one syllable. It takes way longer to say than "by".

You know, my problem with all things fandom is that I do them alone. I've never had to say "JoexMike" out loud, nor have I heard anyone say it, so I'm not sure what's correct! In my head I say it "Joe-Mike", kind of making it into one word; it seems like saying "Joe ex Mike" wouldn't make as much sense...

And on the slash thing, sometimes I say "slash", sometimes I don't. I wish there was a guide for these things so I could do it the right way!

...wow, I guess that was really unhelpful, huh? :P

I know! It's not all that likely that I'll have to mention 13x5 in casual conversation, but I should be prepared in case it does arrive. *g* And I'm starting to pronounce it "ex" in my head but I don't think that can be right.

...wow, I guess that was really unhelpful, huh? :P

But cute. :)

I think that the x is silent in pairings like YukixSuichi; one would just say "Yuki Suici." (Watch Ari butcher the spelling of Japanese names!)

But I think that in the GW fandom, one actually says "1 by 2" or whatever. I think. I could be wrong.

Hmm, fandom-specific variations. I'll have to tread carefully so I don't slip up. :)

When I did anime fandom, I always pronounced them "2 by 5" or "3 plus 4".

No idea if that was correct or just me, though.

Sounds good to me. :)

All the people I've spoken to in person leave the punctuation silent (both the / and the x or +). That said, the notation is such a text phenomena and the fandoms so heavily online-text based that I think each rl grouping that has occasion to pronounce things out loud makes its own choices.

Fannish dialect. Could be an interesting study, actually. Thanks!

When I met a fellow GW fan at a con a couple of years ago, we used "by", as in "three by five" or "one by two". Though GW is the only anime fandom I've played in so I can't say if it's a GW thang or an anime pairing thang.

And then there's the intricacies of saying "1x2x1"!

'nuthin bout no anime, but I know I never say 'slash'. M/Sk is just Mulder Skinner. I would think the same would hold for the anime version, but who knows.

You never look dumb! :)

Cheers
Michele

You never look dumb! :)

Hee! I wish it were so.

In Gundam Wing fandom the 'x' was said as 'by.' So, like, 1x2 is '1 by 2.' I don't remember hearing the '+' pronounced.

I don't hear 'by' in the other anime fandoms. I think it's only used in fandoms with number abbreviations (because it's like math, where you'd say 'two multiplied by five equals ten')

A lot of anime pairings also use condensed names, so there's no 'x' or '+.' (Series titles can also do this, like TeniPuri for Prince of Tennis.)

I don't hear 'by' in the other anime fandoms. I think it's only used in fandoms with number abbreviations (because it's like math, where you'd say 'two multiplied by five equals ten')

Tbat makes a lot of sense. And now I'm picturing some complicated system where you have to solve quadratic equations in order to find out who the story is about.

Hahaha! I can just picture poor fangirls trying to find smut they like, scribbling madly to get the damn problem solved so they know whether to move on or not.

Gah.

I think it all depends on the pairing. With smooshed names it's easy, like umm.. Timbertrick from popslash. (I still hate 'Snarry' with a vengence and I'm glad 'Drarry' never caught on).

I rarely pronounce the '/' sign.. being 'MulderKrycek' or 'ScullyKrycek' *laughs* but in anime I think it's definitely '1 by 2'.

But I also think it depends who you're talking to. "I read a really good ScullyHolly last night" but for sake of clarity I might pronounce the slash sign. Which really goes against everything my 5th grade teacher taught me. *grin* "Young lady, it is *not* 'and slash or'!"

Now there's an interesting pairing. And/Or. Really opposite sorta fellas.

*walks away slowly*

You're back! Yay!

Oh, I hate hate hate all smooshed names. They sound so silly half the time and so cryptic the rest.

Now there's an interesting pairing. And/Or. Really opposite sorta fellas.

I think you were away too long. *g*

I giggle everytime I read 'JuC' which is Justin/JC. I think it's pronounced 'Juicy'. Yeah. I'm glad smooshed names never caught on outside popslash and perhaps LOTR RPS (which is just the popslashers moving onto new territory). Though you know they do away with the problem of 'is it Hermione/Draco or Draco/Hermione?' when cataloguing fic. (hmm.. Is it Billidom or Monaboyd?)

Oh. You must check out

schoslashtic.

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