Rudolf Polzer <AntiATField_adsgohere@durchnull.de> wrote in message news:<slrnao8kth.q8f.AntiATField_adsgohere@www42.durchnull.de>...
> Scripsit ille aut illa Ramandu <ramandu1@aol.comnojunk>:
> > Hey, it's Neon Genesis Evangelion product placement in a mainstream American
> > film, folks!  In a Robin Williams film, even. The movie is excellent as a
> > psychological thriller, and there's a scene where Robin Williams's character
> > buys the son of the family he's stalking a NGE action figure. Now, the kid's
> > description of the MP Eva ("He carries a big sword and kills bad guys!") is a
> > bit off-base, and Williams doesn't get the pronunciation of "Evangelion" right,
> 
> Really? There is more than one "correct" pronounciation. The Japanese
> one sounds nearly like the German one (and is probably very similar to
> the Greek one)

I believe that the modern Greek pronunciation would be
eh-vahn-YEH-lee-ohn while the ancient Greek would be like the
Japanese.

> , while there is an "English" version of it:
> Eeee-van-gelly-on. This version also appears on S2 Works, so it can be
> considered "official" and "correct", too.