How Do You Pronounce Rorschach?

[Sasso]

Whenever I hear people pronouce the word "rorschach" I always hear everyone say it differently. What is it's proper pronunciation?

Raw-Shark
Raw-Shock
Raw-Shack
Roar-Shark
Roar-Shock
Roar-Shack

?

 

[ElToro]

I never even heard that word before.What does it mean?

 

[Sasso]

I never even heard that word before.What does it mean?

It's the name of a main character in Watchmen and the name of a ink blot test.

 

[CaptainGenerica]

I think he was being sarcastic; at least I hope so.

I say "ROR-shock". Since it's a German name (Swiss?), I think the proper pronunciation would have an aspirated sound at the end of "schach", like in "Bach". But "ROR-shock" is close to how it should be pronounced, to my best knowledge.

"Raw shark", do people really say that? The first syllable clearly has an 'r', and the second syllable doesn't... I know it was in the comic, but that was just the guy not hearing properly.

 

[Sasso]

I think he was being sarcastic; at least I hope so.

I say "ROR-shock". Since it's a German name (Swiss?), I think the proper pronunciation would have an aspirated sound at the end of "schach", like in "Bach". But "ROR-shock" is close to how it should be pronounced, to my best knowledge.

"Raw shark", do people really say that? The first syllable clearly has an 'r', and the second syllable doesn't... I know it was in the comic, but that was just the guy not hearing properly.

Thanks for the clear up, dude.

The "Raw Shark" one was a guy with a southern accent, so that may be why he said it like that.

 

[Buttman]

I say Roar-Shush.

 

[Johnichi Chiba]

I pronounce it Roar-Shack, but I believe Roar-Shock is the technically proper way to pronounce it. Anyway, forget wondering how to pronounce "Rorschach" that's a slice of key-lime pie compared to Juspeczyk. How do you pronounce that?

 

[Captain Carnage]

Yoo-Spek-Zik... Yoo-Spech-Zik. Probably.

 

[uchiha_itachi]

rore shack

 

[CaptainGenerica]

I pronounce it Roar-Shack, but I believe Roar-Shock is the technically proper way to pronounce it. Anyway, forget wondering how to pronounce "Rorschach" that's a slice of key-lime pie compared to Juspeczyk. How do you pronounce that?

I usually say "yus-PESH-ik". I don't know enough about Polish to really know, though.

 

[BubbaGump]

I usually say "yus-PESH-ik". I don't know enough about Polish to really know, though.

Me too.

 

[King Namor]

It's roar-shock... if you a proper American accent.

pronunciation link...

http://www.answers.com/topic/rorschach-inkblot-test?cat=health

 

[BubbaGump]

It's roar-shock... if you a proper American accent.

pronunciation link...

http://www.answers.com/topic/rorschach-inkblot-test?cat=health

What if you're British? And what IS the proper American accent?

 

[StorminNorman]

How do toy pronounce Veidt is the real question.

 

[WalterKovacs]

I pronounce it Roar-Shack, but I believe Roar-Shock is the technically proper way to pronounce it. Anyway, forget wondering how to pronounce "Rorschach" that's a slice of key-lime pie compared to Juspeczyk. How do you pronounce that?

jew-spick-sick?

 

[King Namor]

What if you're British? And what IS the proper American accent?

If you are British, I guess you can find a link to a dictionary with a British accent, maybe Oxford, but this particular link has an American accent because the pronounciation is from the American Heritage Dictionary.

The link is how an American would pronounce it as there may be subtle differences between brogues. A proper American accent would be an American accent that Americans feel doesn't have an accent, the accent less accent of a newsman or actor VS regional accents like West Texas, Piedmont, Cajun, Detroit, Boston, New York, Hawaiian etceteras.

 

[jm2005i]

There was a program on the BBC in the UK recently called 'Comics Britannia', which charted the history of British comic books, and inevitably they profiled Watchman. Alan Moore himself was interviewed and read sections from Rorschach's journal. Both the narrator and Alan Moore pronounced Rorschach – 'Roar-shack'. So I think that is the definitive pronunciation.

 

[Captain Carnage]

Veidt rhymes with white, tight, kite, smite,...

Casablanca actorly-person Conrad Veidt was billed years beforehand in his heart-throb days with the catchy tag line Women Fight For Veidt.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

This is a great thread because I wondered the same thing.

 

[Comic Book Boy]

I heard Alan Moore himself call him "roar-shack."

 

[Anti-Venom]

I've always said "Ror-shach."

 

[Motown Marvel]

roar-shack

jew-zep-ick (or you-zep-ick)

 

[Johnichi Chiba]

I've always pronounced Juspeczyk as Yoos-peck-chick, but then again, I'm not fluent in Polish, so I'm not sure thats correct at all.

 

[Sun_Down]

In American English, it's "roar-shack". I don't know about the rest of the world, though.

 

[Cagefighterkip]

rorshach's are fun to do, like a party game. you'd be surprised.