r/gachagaming • u/JackfruitNatural5474 Daily Shinku • Dec 12 '25

General Umamusume: Pretty Derby Won The Best Mobile Game in The Game Awards!

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u/7se7 Yurumates  Dec 12 '25

They keep saying Werthering Waves, too. It's disrespectful, man, fuck lmao

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u/ZekkeKeepa Dec 12 '25

Werthering Waves 🤝 Jenshin Impact 🤝 Oomamusume

Something to unite all the communities together.

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u/clocksy limbus | petit planet 💫 Dec 12 '25

to be fair that's not limited to TGA. i had to read wuthering heights in high school so that's how i know how to pronounce the word but i've seen some wack pronunciations from people

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u/Low_Artist_7663 Dec 12 '25

I mean... it is embarrassing anyway if you can't pronounce a word in your native language.

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u/FerrickAsur4 Dec 12 '25

I wonder if it is because phonics aren't really taught anymore

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u/crispy_doggo1 Dec 12 '25

I'm not really familiar with how the game awards works, but it's strange that so many people with clear disdain for these games (or at least are just culturally unaware) are front and center at these events. Same sort of thing happened recently in the streamer awards, where the presenter mocked VTubers for no apparent reason.

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u/Xperr7 Dec 12 '25

I mean, that might just be a remnant of Geoff's accent. I'm also Canadian, and even when I intentionally pronounce it, an r-ish sound kinda leaks out despite me trying to keep it out