Pronunciation of Mario characters

Joey Tribbiani said:
Am I the only one who pronounces Mario's name Mah-Rio and not Mahr-rio?

as in Marry-O? Mar as in Marry and not as in Mars?
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The two differences are so subtle, though. And, I'm wondering, why do we pronounce "Mario", "marionette", and "Marion" differently? Shouldn't we pronounce the same, correct way (as in Mahr-ee-o, mahr-ee-o-net, mahr-ee-ohn)? I've always wondered that.

I pronounce Birdo as in "Bird" and "Dough" put together.
 
Mario Party X said:
Joey Tribbiani said:
Am I the only one who pronounces Mario's name Mah-Rio and not Mahr-rio?

as in Marry-O? Mar as in Marry and not as in Mars?
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The two differences are so subtle, though. And, I'm wondering, why do we pronounce "Mario", "marionette", and "Marion" differently? Shouldn't we pronounce the same, correct way (as in Mahr-ee-o, mahr-ee-o-net, mahr-ee-ohn)? I've always wondered that.

I pronounce Birdo as in "Bird" and "Dough" put together.
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Why do we pronounce though, tough, cough, bough, and through differently?
 
Matt Foley said:
Mario Party X said:
Joey Tribbiani said:
Am I the only one who pronounces Mario's name Mah-Rio and not Mahr-rio?

as in Marry-O? Mar as in Marry and not as in Mars?
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The two differences are so subtle, though. And, I'm wondering, why do we pronounce "Mario", "marionette", and "Marion" differently? Shouldn't we pronounce the same, correct way (as in Mahr-ee-o, mahr-ee-o-net, mahr-ee-ohn)? I've always wondered that.

I pronounce Birdo as in "Bird" and "Dough" put together.
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Why do we pronounce though, tough, cough, bough, and through differently?
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The same with "pool" and "blood". If they're both spelled with "oo", why is it sometimes pronounced like "o" and other times like "u"? English is one strange language. That's why I prefer the Spanish pronunciation; if you see a letter, you pronounce it. That's the rule.
 
I've always assumed that it's the Italian pronunciation of Mario, because that name originated from Italy, during the Roman period, where it originated from Marius.
 
I pronounce Mario's name the way most people seem to: MAHR-ee-o. Every other name seems to be self-explanatory.

This reminds me of a very very very old Rudnicki thread.
 
Matt Foley said:
What about Wario? That could be WA-rio or WOR-io.
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I pronounce it the first way, but Chuggaaconroy pronounces it the second, and it doesn't bother me, so I guess it could go either way.
 
:lakitu: is lah-ki-too, :fawful:(it was worth a shot) is faw-full, and :dimentio:(again) is di-menn-tee-oh.
 
Ah. Dimentio.

When SPM first came out I pronounced it as "Duh-men-tee-o".

But now: "Duh-mench-e-o". Like Dementia.

His name afterall is a portmanteau of "dimension" and "dementia".
 
I pronounce Wario as "War" in "World War" and "rio" as in..."Rio" I guess. War Rio.

But I sometimes pronounce him as the "cute man" too.