Cthulhu

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2003-01-03 11:56am

How the hell do you pronounce that name?

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2003-01-03 11:59am

From the alt.sex.cthulhu FAQ:

HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE CTHULHU?
1) However he(?) wants you to.
2) Don't pronounce it at all, it only attracts their attention, unless
you want that attention...
3) "...and heard the ominous syllables which can be rendered only as
Cthulhu" - H.P. Lovecraft, Call of Cthulhu.

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-01-03 12:19pm

Or, if you don't want to be obtuse about it:

I hear it pronounced as "Kuh-thool-hoo".

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2003-01-03 12:26pm

I usually pronounce it "ki-thoo'-loo". It's the way they say it in the movie "Dagon." It's also wrong. That pronounciation can adequately be spelled "cthulu", which it shouldn't be.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-01-03 01:33pm

The PROPER pronounciation is to almost simultaneously say the C and TH without any vowel between. its quite simple, go to say a hard C (or K) but also position your tongue to say a TH. Say the C then while youre still doing that say the TH then proceed with the ulhu.

Cthulhu-chan · Post by **Cthulhu-chan** » 2003-01-03 03:01pm

From Mr. Lovecraft himself:

"The actual sound - as nearly as human organs could imitate it or human letters record it - may be taken as something like Khlul'-hloo, with the first syllable pronounced gutturally and very thickly."

"The best approximation one can make is to grunt, bark, or cough the imperfectly formed syllables Cluh-Luh with the tip of the tongue firmly affixed to the roof of the mouth. That is, if one is a human being. Directions for other entities are naturally different."