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choCObo?
slackermonkey | 8:37 PM on 08.12.2008 17 comments


While listening to the latest RetroforceGo episode, one of the listener questions really bugged me. It was the question about how to pronounce "chocobo".

Of course we all know it's pronounced CHOC-obo but the mispronounced way of cho-CO-bo really just stuck in my head for some reason. I couldn't really figure out why it sounded so weird until I remembered Jacoby & Meyers! You know...those lawyers on TV? (or at least in NY they are).

So, Ja-CO-by...cho-CO-bo...pretty similar sounding, no? Well that got me thinking...they already have Chocobo's Dungeon so why can't our yellow feathered friend branch out and star in other types of games? There's already one ace attorney named after a mythical bird...why not stir up the competition a little?



OBJECTION!
KWEH!
HOLD IT!
WARK!

aw yeah...that would be sweet.

^_^



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13 comments | showing # 1 to 13
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jackal27's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 22:10
jackal27
I used to pronounce it CO-CO-BO when I was a kid and before games had voice-overs...
slackermonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 22:32
slackermonkey
For some reason I always thought of choco-pies whenever I saw chocobo
TheRemedy's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 22:36
TheRemedy
I think choke-obo sounds lame and I'd rather say cho-co-bo
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 22:36
Y0j1mb0
Nice banner.
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 22:45
Colette Bennett
Best picture ever. Yeah though, it's CHOcobo in my mind. The way they actually say the word in the games is good enough for me.
GoS-CPT-Stewart's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 22:46
GoS-CPT-Stewart
I've always said it like, choke-a-bo.
randombullseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2008 23:37
randombullseye
Choke-co-bo is the only pronunciation thats ever made sense to me. Some people insist on Choc-co-boo as in Chocolate.

Tomatoes, tomatos, lets call the whole thing off.
Kinji's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 00:11
Kinji
I say Choco-bo, which might sound the same as Cho-co-bo... I dunno, its confusing when you read it a million times, but in FFT when there's moves like Choco-Cure and stuff, I figured Choco-bo was right, which may or may not sound like Cho-co-bo.
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 00:56
RAB
CHICKA-BOO

also cute image

like really fuckin cute
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 08:13
Tubatic
CHO-cabo

also, lol at Chocobo and Meyers
Mentok the Mindtaker's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 11:28
Mentok the Mindtaker
I say pronunciation is in the mouth of the speaker.

Also, cocks.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2008 15:41
TrailerParkJesus
Is Wayne Brady gonna hafta chocobo?
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