TheCrabShack Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 This has raged on for a while now and I, for one, would like to find out exactly what the correct pronunciation actually is. The contenders for me are (EE-co), (EYE-co) and (ICK-o) I can't think there'd be any more. I've always favoured (EE-co) myself and as far as I'm aware doesn't Yorda actually voice it this way in-game? (If my ears and memory serve me correctly). I had a semi-heated 30 minute conversation, recently, in a GAME shop pretty close to where I live, where the manager was 100% over-the-top enthusiastic/certain that is was (EYE-co) and that his opinion was correct and final. It'd be excellent to figure out what it truly is. Obviously there will be people who pronounce it how they want to pronounce it and that is that, there will be people who couldn't care less, and then there will be people like me who want to find out what is correct, and if there even is a correct way. Any referencing or sourcing from websites or videos etc. etc. would be greatly received as would anybodies own personal opinion on this. Thanks in advance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoticLight Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I've only ever heard people pronounce it (EYE-co), but looking at the pronunciation on Wikipedia, the proper way to say ICO is イコ (/ˈiːkoʊ/). Here, イ sounds like 'EE' like in bee and コ (koʊ) sounds like 'co' in the word code. So the writing for ICO is to match the Japanese word. It's pronounced (EE-co). I'll still probably call it (EYE-co) >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honda hoe Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 there's a video on the disc with the makers of both games in the collection they pronounce it EE-co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrabShack Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 I really should've checked the disc/watched the videos thanks for the replies. (EE-co) it is then. I guess I get to go back to the GAME shop a settle this little altercation I've been having:applause: sahweet! I suppose people can call the little guy what they want, but its always interesting to find out which one's right. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxicRequiem Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I didn't know anyone pronounced it any differently than Ee-ko...and since it is Japanese, Eye-Ko wouldn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP3200 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 The first time I ever heard about ICO at all was reading an old EGM back in the day talking about Jak and Daxter before it was released. They said, "Daxter fell into a vat of eco, not be confused with the game ICO which is pronounced the same." That stuck in my head ever since. I'm glad to see EGM's one sentence had not wronged me all these years, as by now I've gotten very attached to the name EE-co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kings Lair Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Am I the only fool that spelt out the letters?? I pronounce it as "eye sea © oh (o)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martain2 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I've always pronounced it Eye-Co and think ill stick with it even if the developers call it something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norweejunwood Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Always been Eye-Co for me too. Can't think of it any other way now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatdamaged Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I've always pronounced it ick-o but I believe the correct way is ee-co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtimusPrime Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I've been saying 'Eye-Co'. If the people who made the game are saying Ee-Co, then Ee-Co it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nona Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 When I went to go buy the collection, I asked the guy at the store for the Shadow of the Colossus collection instead of the ICO collection because I realized I had no clue how to say it, even though I played it on PS2 back in the day. ...at least I'm not alone in my confusion. And now I can shop for ICO related things without fear of being mocked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Fly Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I always pronounced it "e-co" with the "e" pronounced like in "ship". It's the french pronounciation I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light-and-magic Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Good thing about japanese is all of the alphabet always sound the exact same in any word unlike english. It's like 'E-koh' but very important that the individual syllables end abruptly, ie: in english when you make an 'oh' sound you sort of pucker your lips slightly, in japanese you just stop the sound almost midway without puckering. Likewise with the 'E' sound it is very important not to extend the sound. As Alex Fly said, イ is like the 'i' sound in ship. Edited June 2, 2013 by Light-and-magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShifT Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Assuming it's based on the Japanese pronunciation, which would make sense, you would be correct in saying EE-co. I know his, and yet I personally always say EYE-co. Could be my lazy Australian pronunciation, like I say KA-RA-TI, even though I know it's technically incorrect to it's original pronunciation, but hey, to each there own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikebone Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 When this collection was first announced at Sony's E3 press conference several years ago, it was pronounced EE-KHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooler Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Am I the only fool that spelt out the letters?? I pronounce it as "eye sea © oh (o)" Nope, same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal21 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 S-H-I-T At least that's how I pronounce it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Oh, it's an actual word? I've just been saying I-C-O (pronouncing the letters) all these years. Considering it's always been written as ICO and not Ico, I figured it was more of an acronym then a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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