tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post8456573722795962799..comments2024-02-29T16:43:55.241-05:00Comments on Lurking Rhythmically: Dalqué Erin Palettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-82822850784851640082012-10-20T15:51:56.123-04:002012-10-20T15:51:56.123-04:00Good point, and I cede to your wisdom. Although h...Good point, and I cede to your wisdom. Although having just now read yours below about the accent not mattering, sadly, I now have a Tina Turner-like figurine in my brain warbling like Lotte Lenya: "I'm your Dalque, danke . . ."<br /><br />Oh, the humanity!Cam Carternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-16054025127583365082012-10-20T11:08:16.122-04:002012-10-20T11:08:16.122-04:00I still think of Dal-esque when I see this. That i...I still think of Dal-esque when I see this. That is, something that is in the manner of a Dalek. Jeff_W1977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-80573058405861652962012-10-20T10:36:31.672-04:002012-10-20T10:36:31.672-04:00You're right, it does!
Hmm. Dalque is just one...You're right, it does!<br />Hmm. Dalque is just one of those words which sounds better when pronounced with a foreign accent. I don't think it particularly matters what *kind* of accent, so long as it sounds exotic. Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-76741827322442811442012-10-20T09:28:38.707-04:002012-10-20T09:28:38.707-04:00"Dal-KAY" has a very French, smarmy evil..."Dal-KAY" has a very French, smarmy evilness sound to it.momerathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-71309905502399886352012-10-19T23:12:58.952-04:002012-10-19T23:12:58.952-04:00I figured a butchered pronunciation was inevitable...I figured a butchered pronunciation was inevitable. ;) Just do me a favor and don't turn into into "Dawk", okay?Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-81082295167490146742012-10-19T22:46:33.020-04:002012-10-19T22:46:33.020-04:00Oh my God, that's awesome. This is one of thos...Oh my God, that's awesome. This is one of those moments when I can't believe that nobody came up with this before. Is an butchered (Americanized) pronunciation allowed? It sounds Lovecraftian to me if I pronounce it "DALK" with one syllable.MrHPlusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-78223212968524627292012-10-19T19:45:40.587-04:002012-10-19T19:45:40.587-04:00Sadly, my dream didn't say it out loud. I'...Sadly, my dream didn't say it out loud. I've been pronouncing it with a Spanish accent, so it sounds more like DAL-kay. Erin Palettehttp://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-17552152040718894352012-10-19T18:06:38.829-04:002012-10-19T18:06:38.829-04:00I will begin to use this word as appropriate. The...I will begin to use this word as appropriate. The creation of new words is one of the purposes of the internet, right?John Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-74405992727776100572012-10-19T17:07:13.098-04:002012-10-19T17:07:13.098-04:00Cool word and dream! How is it pronounced - dal-K...Cool word and dream! How is it pronounced - dal-KAY?Cam Carternoreply@blogger.com