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azazyel

azazyel

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I am having an argument with a friend about the tool album Ænima. Now he thinks it is pronounce like anemia while I think it is enema. Basically what I think it boils down to is what is "Æ"?

Plus I think emema makes more sense because of the song with that title... "Mom please fluch it all away. I wanna watch it go right in and sown. I wanna watch it go right in. Watch you flush it all away."
 
i always though the AE thing was just the symbol for the dipthong, so naturally i say EYE-NIM-UH, I haven't really thought about it though, nor do I care to.

Also, aren't there better things to talk about?

Like you are your friend (assuming you are both female; far stretch.. i know) were arguing over whose breasts were bigger, and you show us pics so we can decide.
 
They're TOOL. It has to be like "enema". Think about their other titles like "stinkfist" ... come on now...
 
From the Tool FAQ on Toolshed.net which is about as "official" as it gets concerning Tool.

G. "Ænima"

Released October 1, 1996 (vinyl on September 17)
Debuted #2 USA, #9 Australia, #1 New Zealand
Certified double platinum US; platinum Canada (100,000), Australia (# ?); certified triple platinum New Zealand (30,000)
Nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package.

G1. "Ænima?" What's that all about?

The Tool tradition of mystery continues with the title for their latest album. The title is reported to be a mix of the words "Anima" (a Jungian term) and "Enema" (you know). It also perhaps pays homage to a book recommended in the band's newsletter called "Ægypt."

G2. How do you pronounce "Ænima?"

As they do with good music, DJs across the country are butchering the pronunciation of this not-quite-a-word. Some of the band have been heard saying "enema"; though I'm told it is pronounced "ON-ima", giving a nod to the two words which comprise this title. This despite the fact that most words beginning "Æn--" should be pronounced "Een--", but they made up the word, so they can have their cake and eat it too, I suppose.

G3. Suppose I want to type that A-E thingy?

To represent that dipthong in HTML, you need to type an "&" sign, followed by "AElig;". So, to type the album title, enter:
& AElig;nima ...without that space after the &.

Mac users, type option-', or option-shift-'.
PC users, type ALT-1-4-5 or ALT-1-4-6, or ALT-0-1-9-8.
 
Well, the album itself doesn't have the song titles listed and it is the same on toolshed.down.net which gets thier lyric notes from Maynard
 
I guess thinking about it, I do say "oh-nema" more than "enema". I never really thought about it before 😉
 
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