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Guess what, Tarnished? We’ve all been saying Elden Ring DLC<\/a>‘s “Scadutree” incorrectly.<\/p>\n

According to VaatiVidya’s fascinating video Amazing Secrets in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, scadu<\/em> is derived from ancient English and is pronounced “sha-doe” rather than “ska-doo”… which, let’s face it, makes much more sense given the DLC’s subtitle.<\/p>\n

Jump to 510s\/8m30s on the video below to hear the correct pronunciation for yourself:<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Guess what, Tarnished? We’ve all been saying Elden Ring DLC‘s “Scadutree” incorrectly. According to VaatiVidya’s fascinating video Amazing Secrets in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, scadu is derived from ancient English and is pronounced “sha-doe” rather than “ska-doo”… which, let’s face it, makes much more sense given the DLC’s subtitle. 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