From: Takako Noda JA2 SO-NET OR JP> Date: 20 dec 1996 Subject: Re: igui At 01:00 96/12/19 +0900, you wrote: > Takako Noda JA2 SO-NET OR JP> wrote $B!' (J > >At 18:03 96/12/16 -0500, you wrote: > >> can someone please tell me the correct way to pronounce this word? the > >> word is igui. thanks, > >> ben > >> bg18+ andrew cmu edu > > > >Does "igui" mean capturing a piece without moving its position? > >Then, grammatically it is divided into two parts: "i" (to stay) > >and "gui" (to eat). Anyway, the word is pronounced like three > >monosyllables strung together, like "do-re-mi". Give each syllable exactly t > >he same length, and try not to insert "w" sound at "gui". > >It sounds more like an Italian name Guido than your Guinevere. > >The first syllable is, of course, pronounced like "ye", not "eye". > >The intonation, very roughly speaking, imitates the beginning > >melody of "Children go, to and fro,..." Thus, the contour: middle-high-high > >. Hope this helps. > > > Hello Noda san!! This is Sawada. > What do you mean by capturing a piece without moving its position? I wonder > it is impossible in normal shogi rule. Is that a special shogi?? > > ---- > Yoshinori Sawada > Tokyo Japan > E-mail address: sawada fa2 so-net or jp > Nifty-serve ID: VED05133 > I have no idea. Why don't you ask the original postor? I just presented what I thought was the only possible way of pronouncing the word. It's nice that someone noticed, though.