Avatars :o)

[Blackspirit]

Originally posted by horggard
Speaking of avatars...how the HELL do i get one? I don't want to point to one on the net, but one that i made myself. ANyone got any ideas--i LOVE these bloody things!

p.s.: BLACKSPIRIT, i know i'm new here, but are you a male or female? all you Scandinavians are so beautiful, it's hard to tell sometimes.

p.p.s.: for all of you Swedes and Norwegians--my name is garth, but should i have an A-ring (you know: that little circle above the a) instead of just an "a" in my name or...? i'm really quite dying to know.

Hrmm.... First off, I'm female >)

Secondly, do you really want an å (Å) in your name? hehe...

Then to your very first question. You have to upload the
avatar you've made yourself to a server on the net.
Either borrow some webspace from someone, or sign up
for a free account somewhere )

Lastly, I need to get some sleep! >|;oP

 

[horggard]

Originally posted by Blackspirit
Hrmm.... First off, I'm female >)

Secondly, do you really want an å (Å) in your name? hehe...

Then to your very first question. You have to upload the
avatar you've made yourself to a server on the net.
Either borrow some webspace from someone, or sign up
for a free account somewhere )

Lastly, I need to get some sleep! >|;oP

ok, at least my eyes are still pretty good!

but really, why is having an "å (Å)" in your name so bad?

and thanks for the avatar advice--i'll get started as soon as i get som ZZZZZZZZZZZsssssssssss

 

[Gaunerin]

Originally posted by Phyros
Heheheee! I am EVIL!

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[Rabenreich]

Accents SUCK.I'm glad german does not have some..

Eh and I like Phyros [prounounced fi´rus] (remember Lyard Skynard *s*?) signature

 

[MeaCulpa]

Use ASCII..

alt+0197 = Å
alt+134 = å

 

[Aggressor]

Originally posted by Rabenreich
Accents SUCK.I'm glad german does not have some..

No...ze Germans, do not have ze accents..ja!

 

[Shadowtear]

Originally posted by Rabenreich
Accents SUCK.I'm glad german does not have some..

Yeah ...I´m too *lol*

 

[horggard]

Originally posted by MeaCulpa
Use ASCII..

alt+0197 = Å
alt+134 = å

right, but in Norwegian, how would you pronounce Gårth as opposed to Garth? i thought that the A-ring was just another way of adding an "a", like Gaarth, no?

for example, my name comes from asgårth and midgårth, and all that Norse mythology jazz, and so it follows that my name could have an "å" and not be pronounced "gerth" as opposed to the proper pronunciation of "garth."

please set me straight on this and thanks!

 

[Blackspirit]

Originally posted by horggard
right, but in Norwegian, how would you pronounce Gårth as opposed to Garth? i thought that the A-ring was just another way of adding an "a", like Gaarth, no?

for example, my name comes from asgårth and midgårth, and all that Norse mythology jazz, and so it follows that my name could have an "å" and not be pronounced "gerth" as opposed to the proper pronunciation of "garth."

please set me straight on this and thanks!

The Å is the same as "aa". I have no clue on how to discribe
the å, Somber should do it >) hehe...

Maybe when you say "loan" the oa is very similar to the å )
Or like the o in "song" )

 

[horggard]

Originally posted by Blackspirit
The Å is the same as "aa". I have no clue on how to discribe
the å, Somber should do it >) hehe...

Maybe when you say "loan" the oa is very similar to the å )
Or like the o in "song" )

Thanks Blackspirit! i just knew that it had to be true about å=aa!! HaHA!!

Cool, now all i have to do is actually learn Norwegian and i'll be in business!

 

[The Nomad]

Originally posted by Blackspirit
Maybe when you say "loan" the oa is very similar to the å )
Or like the o in "song" )

Loan and song have different vowels to me.

I've always thought of the å as the aw in paw.

 

[Rabenreich]

Agressor you may not believe it but there are really some ppl. here in Germany that can pronounce a th Not many *heh* but some.
I have native english speakers in my family

 

[Somber Soul]

Ah, it's about language and pronunciation, and I almost missed it!

Accents SUCK.I'm glad german does not have some..

What do you mean by that, Rabenreich?

The Å is the same as "aa". I have no clue on how to discribe the å, Somber should do it >) hehe...

Call my name thrice and I'll appear! *poof*
Here I am...

There is no equivalent of "å" in standard English. However, in Scottish and Irish dialects, you will find at least an approximation. Think of how a word like "goat" would be pronounced by a Scot or a Irishman. It's a pure vowel, not a diphthong. Those who know German will recognize the "å" as being similar to German "o".

I've always thought of the å as the aw in paw.

Well, this depends on how you pronounce "paw". Since you're from the USA, your pronuciation of it will almost sound like the Swedish (Norwegian?) long "a" as in "tala". A British person would pronounce "paw" more like the "å", but not quite, of course.

 

[Rabenreich]

I mean we don't have this shitty `´and ^ stuff like in french...

 

[Somber Soul]

Oh yeah, sure. But we have umlauts and "ß". Any better? I think special letters and symbols spice up a language.

 

[Rabenreich]

*lol* Right but I do not have to learn my own language
And I hate beeing forced to keep this shitty accents in mind...

 

[The Nomad]

I like Phyros' new Avi...

 

[Somber Soul]

Originally posted by Soulburner
SomberSoul: here we have 33 very special letters, hehe... can't be any more special or spiced up

Where would "here" be?

Right but I do not have to learn my own language

True. Are we lucky our mother tongue is German then?

 

[Blackspirit]

Originally posted by The Nomad
Loan and song have different vowels to me.

I've always thought of the å as the aw in paw.

Yeah, as I said; I don't really know these things! hehe...
I'm glad Somber showed up >) When I think about it
again, the å is very much like the o in "song" )

And yeah, Phyros' new avi is really cool! )

 

[DeadWinterDead]

Phyros looks true in his new avatar.