PINCE-NEZ: Everything You Need To Know

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  • @AntiqueMenswear
    @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Re-uploaded due to some weird image glitches!

  • @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo
    @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    As a fulltime pince-nez wearer (rimless fingerpiece model) i love this vid.
    I dont quite agree with you on what you said about that victorians being ashamed of their dissabilities. Perhaps for some dissabillities yes, like limping or deafness. But we must not forget that pince-nez were very expensive objects and it was custom to show wealth at that era. Proof of that we can see on edwardian photographs, paintings etc. of people wearing pince, nez, or holding a quizing glass or lorgnette or flaunting with it. If they would be ashamed they would have taken them off just before an expensive portrait photo was made.
    It is also important to note that pince-nez was eyewear for the toffs and that glasses with temple arms were more common amongst the lower classes. It is much more expensive and complex to make a pince-nez than it is to make temple arms glasses. pince-nez also needed very skilled eyewear specialists/optometricians to be able to do the extremely tedious and fiddly adjusting for a perfect fit (which is essential when wearing pince-nez) . Temple-arm glasses didnt needed such specialized adjustment.
    I can highly recommend anyone to wear pince-nez. I am a life long glasses wearer and i switched to pince-nez a few years ago and i dont ever want a normal temple-arms glasses again... EVER. They are by far the most comfortable eyewear i ever had.
    Curious people often ask me if my pince-nez wont fall off. I always like to give them a wee wild rough demonstration of my violent headbanging skils.... and it always surprises them that the pince-nez simply wont move.
    Cheerio pip pip

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Hello!
      It's wonderful to find someone as passionate about Pince-nez!
      I wonder if you ever receive negative comments about your Pince-nez, and if you connect it to a lanyard?
      Unfortunately the Victorians did have a stigma surrounding health and disability, and unfortunately it's a common theme throughout history. Even extending to mental health. George III received little help, disabled or mentally ill people were sent to asylums to be hidden, especially by wealthy families to avoid scandal!
      It's true that lorgnettes, Pince-nez and quizzers were fashionable items - but that's because they were perceived as being extra. Because they were not attached to the head for any length of time they weren't considered "visual aids" as we see them now but instead as "visual enhancers" whereby a healthy individual could "quiz" (or closely inspect) literature or artwork (to show their sophistication), or indeed another person!
      I was reading an 1820s optometry book where the writer laments over the fact people with perfectly good eyes persistently order him to make spectacles just so that they can follow fashion!
      So whilst these items were expensive and luxurious, they weren't seen as items for the disabled at all, whereas temples spectacles were in the Victorian era. By the late Victorian era and Edwardian era this attitude did change.
      I'd love to see some photos of your Pince-nez! 😁

    • @MiljaHahto
      @MiljaHahto 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's nice to hear they hold up so well. I could imagine using pince-nez as reading glasses (as my near-sightedness has been permanently corrected ages ago).

  • @TheKubliest
    @TheKubliest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    As an optician, I’m thrilled every time you upload an eyewear video! Please keep it up! These videos are never too long and I go back to watch your old ones often.
    Great accurate info too about astigmatism, PD, and OC. I have to explain to customers that we can’t just change the width of the nose bridge on an existing pair of glasses without also changing the measurements on the lens itself.

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hello! It's wonderful to see that an optician likes my videos!
      That's a good point about the bridge size, it'll throw the PD off whack!
      I'm glad I got my information correct as, of course, I'm not a professional nor am I an eye doctor 🤣
      More to come soon!

  • @ki-adimundi8695
    @ki-adimundi8695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I simply can not thank you enough for making these kinds of videos! At first I wasn’t into historical eyewear and hoped you’d quickly move on with more clothing related videos, but seeing how passionate you are about this topic I’d like to see even more.
    How dare you think that your audience wouldn’t want to watch your entire pince-nez collection?! I could watch you talk about literally anything for hours at a time. You truely are an expert at these topics! :)

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're too kind!
      I'm very glad that my spectacle videos have interested you.
      I am trying to do more clothing based content, but with my phone as my camera and this tiny Japanese apartment as a less than flattering background it is hard to get nice shots, or even a full view of this clothing.
      I'll do my best to review a full suit soon!

  • @tattoofthesun
    @tattoofthesun 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for sharing! Love photos of Teddy Roosevelt wearing them while shouting his speeches lol

  • @Rainer67059
    @Rainer67059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Recently, the Gentlemen's Gazette made a video on why waistcoats fell out of favour. In there they mentioned that eyeware was carried in the upper pockets of waistcoats and secured with lanyards anchored in those pockets.
    Suddenly I found your video on monocles interesting and watched it in full length for the first time. I'd skipped that video once. After I finished watching it, I found out, you'd just made a new video on the topic of eyeware, this one, just 5 hours old. Great.

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes! I actually wrote that Gentleman's Gazette video 😅
      Thank you so much for watching the full video! I know they can be very long 🤣
      Are you a monocle or Pince-nez fan?

  • @athosnogueira6755
    @athosnogueira6755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just got a pair of double sprung spectacles this summer and fit them with my lenses. They're great!

  • @ComandanteToht
    @ComandanteToht 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Also, I just bought my first monocle online. I'm so excited for it to arrive

  • @johanjohansen7572
    @johanjohansen7572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lovely video, I love pince nez! I actually think they all look very good. I don't have a sight problem but I wear them anyway!

    • @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo
      @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fully agree with you. they look so elegant. i do have bad eyes so i wear pince nez full time. NEVER glasses with temple arms for me again.

  • @sophieh4000
    @sophieh4000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Less than a minute in and I've already learnt the correct pronunciation, you're getting the facts in right out the gate!

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! I'm sure I mispronounce 100 words for every 1 word I pronounce right!

  • @wilhelmseleorningcniht9410
    @wilhelmseleorningcniht9410 หลายเดือนก่อน

    love your tie in this video, lovely color

  • @hoomanm6807
    @hoomanm6807 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the best channel I've stumbled upon all year!

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're far too kind! I'll continue doing my best!

    • @hoomanm6807
      @hoomanm6807 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AntiqueMenswear My pleasure.
      がんばって下さい、as they say!

  • @albertsmyth9616
    @albertsmyth9616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What an interesting video; I learnt so much, thank you.

  • @thenoblemute7669
    @thenoblemute7669 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!!!! You've relieved all my matrix related confusions!

  • @wilfordbrimley3319
    @wilfordbrimley3319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been quite into pince-nez glasses as of late, so perfect timing.

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope you find a style you like!

    • @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo
      @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AntiqueMenswear you said the Astig was not very flattering. I dont agree.... actually I think it looks quite dashing on you (however it is not the correct size for you). The rimless fingerpiece looks by far the best on you

  • @thomasjmeade
    @thomasjmeade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I’ve always pronounced it pince (like as in prince but without the r, and nez like fez). But in my defence, I have never actually heard it pronounced until just very recently, I have only ever seen the words in print before ( usually in the context of Hercule Poirot)

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've been told my French accent is awful, but I suppose I'm close enough! Haha

    • @3ggshe11s
      @3ggshe11s ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The "pince" is correctly pronounced somewhere between "pass" and "pants"; you don't quite articulate the "n" sound. (Thanks, four years of high school French.)

  • @krassilverfang5504
    @krassilverfang5504 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel is so fancy I need a second monocle

  • @laurenloertscher1319
    @laurenloertscher1319 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh boy, more historical information that I didn't know I wanted to know

  • @upinyobusiness2024
    @upinyobusiness2024 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a pair of the Astig Spring Bar. Do you know who manufactured these? I see a marking on the bridge that looks like two interlocking curved lines and a triangle that has what might be numbers or a letter can't tell. Any info would be great.

  • @MexieMex
    @MexieMex 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So were the lanyards normally worn around the neck or attached to jacket (or waistcoat)?

  • @Agrippa31BC
    @Agrippa31BC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just got some Fits-U Pince nez, from the 1910s. Planning on having them for everyday use. Astigmatism and myopia, but I believe they’ll do very well.

  • @barts4072
    @barts4072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello, I recently own a c bridge pince-nez and was wondering if it is possible to have it restored and have the lenses adjusted?

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Providing the frames are not made of a delicate celluloid the lenses should be easy to change.
      By restore, what exactly do you mean? Are they snapped?

    • @barts4072
      @barts4072 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AntiqueMenswear No, they aren't snapped they just are a little rusty.

  • @arifakyuz7673
    @arifakyuz7673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I see pince nez all I can think about was that one bit from Sid the Science Kid where Sid’s grandmother explained the history of spectacles and joked about the pinchers hurting the nose.
    They do look quite comfortably dapper, though.

    • @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo
      @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a full time pince-nez wearer I can assure you that they do not hurt the nose or even give the slightest discomfort. They are much more comfortable than temple-arms glasses. I never want to go back to temple arm glasses again.

    • @elliott7630
      @elliott7630 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo Where did you yours?

  • @michaelfrisbie7247
    @michaelfrisbie7247 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I recently got a pair of Oxfords, but the spring bar causes them to lean forward on my face. Is this supposed to happen?

  • @dariel7001
    @dariel7001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wear glasses and am considered getting a pair for myself. I was wondering how likely are they to fall off?

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, good fit is what matters the most.
      Different spring strength, different nose pads, different bridge sizes.
      You'll have to find a pair in good condition that fit well!

  • @nocturnusrg5389
    @nocturnusrg5389 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hi i'm the lady wearing pine-nez and bowler hat send you hugs and love, thanks for your help.

  • @orlanjfinnis4290
    @orlanjfinnis4290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Also when you get new garments, how do you get rid of the smells, as in the those days their clothes would of smelt of smoke, due to smoking and fires?

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I normally air them out or use a gentle odour spray.
      Some use vodka and water and spray.

  • @patrujo
    @patrujo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any idea what brand if pince nez glasses Artist William Kentridge is always wearing? No idea if they are vintage or new.
    Very informative video by the way, handsome man.

  • @deathstroke3802
    @deathstroke3802 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    what a perfect video! I heard about this type of glasses only when I saw the story of the American president Theodore Roosevelt, I'm a Brazilian, and I think it's really cool how he wore his glasses, where can I find a site that sells Pince nez?

  • @themoderndandy713
    @themoderndandy713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd love that thumbnail PNG of you as some sort of reaction/meme type image.

    • @arifakyuz7673
      @arifakyuz7673 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can save the image yourself, FYI

    • @themoderndandy713
      @themoderndandy713 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@arifakyuz7673 I'm more referring to the image of him without the background or text.

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I suppose I should be flattered! 😅
      Good job guessing the file type though 🤣

  • @mst1717
    @mst1717 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    16:53 This is model for men with longer hair.

  • @machoprotegido5607
    @machoprotegido5607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello. Is a smoking jacket supposed to go over your suit coat to protect it from the smells of smoking? Or can you wear it just instead of your coat? Greetings.

    • @Mikula.p.p.marusic
      @Mikula.p.p.marusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Instead of a coat and exclusively at home, its a jacket for home

    • @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo
      @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the main purpose of a smoking jacket is not to prevent smells but rather to protect the "proper clothes" from getting burn holes and ash stains. Every real gentleman smoked. Smoking pipe can often be a messy afair with sparks and hot ash falling out of the pipe. You can often regognize a pipesmoker by tiny burn holes in his clothing.
      Smell of smoking was not considered a real nuisance back on those days...... people were used to it because EVERYONE used tobacco. Either taking snuff or smoking pipe or cigar. With snuff being the most prefered and popular way of tobacco consumption ... especially for ladies. mentholated snuff was even used to brush teeth with. The reason why a lot of smoking jackets had "busy" prints like paisley pattern or floral patterns was to camouflage the burning holes and ash stains a bit.
      I am a snuff taker and i do enjoy smoking a pipe from time to time .... you wont believe how many good clothes I have ruined by not wearing a smoking jacket.

    • @Mikula.p.p.marusic
      @Mikula.p.p.marusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo I'd rather not burn my smoking jacket either tho, i tend to just be careful. Generally i don't see how one manages to burn their clothes with a pipe

    • @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo
      @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Mikula.p.p.marusic certain types of tobacco produce more sparks than others.And some people are more nonchalant when smoking it than others.

  • @lynnesanville5615
    @lynnesanville5615 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just watched your really informative video. You show a pair of foldable sunglasses in a material you said you didn't know. It might be vulcanite. I have a pair made by Bausch and Lomb Optical (Rochester NY). They are marked "BL & O." There is a history behind this material having to do with the US Civil War. Wikipedia has a Bausch and Lomb entry describing its use.

  • @dimthecat9418
    @dimthecat9418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’d love to get some of these fitted to my prescription

    • @gkseeton
      @gkseeton 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too!

  • @jimbojones9665
    @jimbojones9665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think Neo had normal sunglasses, but Morpheus was definitely sporting a pair of Fits-U shades.

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's right 😂 I realised whilst editing but by then it was too late haha

  • @w.s.faraditha4927
    @w.s.faraditha4927 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can I change the originals lens of the Fits U from the one I bought pince nez to my prescription lens at the eyewear store?

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should be able to do this easily!
      If your local opticians is scared of antiques try Deadmensspex

    • @w.s.faraditha4927
      @w.s.faraditha4927 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AntiqueMenswear cool! Thank you so much for responding.

  • @JoyceTakamine
    @JoyceTakamine 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi 😊 really like this Video! Does These glasses work on asian noses? I would like to buy one

    • @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo
      @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      asian noses and flat african noses are notorious for not holding pince-nez very well. However it really depends. I have seen a few Asians wearing them. Not two noses in the world are alike. There are some Europeans who's nose doesnt hold them well. i guess the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Also you need to find the right size. Im a full time pince-nez wearer and to me they are the most comfortable eyewear ever.

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello Joyce, thank you for your comment.
      I do have two Asian (Korean and Malaysian) friends who wear them full time and there is a shop in Tokyo that makes them custom and they have photos of Japanese people wearing them.
      I know that due to facial characteristics these items can be difficult to hold onto the face and, as Gretchen said, it does depend on sizing and style.
      I will ask my (Japanese) girlfriend to try on some Pince-nez and see which type stays on her face the best and get back to you - but all faces are different so it may be a case of just getting some and trying them on!

    • @JoyceTakamine
      @JoyceTakamine 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you 😊

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JoyceTakamine She was reluctant to try them on because she thought they'd be painful 🤣 they did fit but she has a very small nose so they didn't stay on for long. You need a bit of a bridge to do it

    • @JoyceTakamine
      @JoyceTakamine 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AntiqueMenswear thank you for the replied. I just moved to Germany and here I can find easier antiques, and I saw an Oxford pince nez at the eBay and I would really want to buy, but I’m not sure. I also need prescription but if it’s not possible I will use with contact lenses. I think I will try to get it on my birthday and if not work I will let it on a display 😊

  • @michaelbell3952
    @michaelbell3952 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rjw shirt and collar review?

  • @wilsontoledo6900
    @wilsontoledo6900 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to buy lenon eye glass frame

  • @michaelbell3952
    @michaelbell3952 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bought some antique ones.

  • @danbee415
    @danbee415 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those smoking jackets are so hard to find eBay and likewise similarly with dinner jackets.

  • @gkseeton
    @gkseeton 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pattern for a jacket like that one?

  • @quasicroissant
    @quasicroissant ปีที่แล้ว

    My ears are on at slightly different heights. I don't have to wear glasses, but I've noticed it can be annoying with some models of sunglasses. Pince-nez seem like they would be one solution to that sort of thing

  • @ComandanteToht
    @ComandanteToht 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I made myself a pair of Pince Nez with parts of other glasses

  • @thedayaftertomorrow5950
    @thedayaftertomorrow5950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those sunglasses are so wonderful. Do you know what they used for the glass back then? And did it actually work to protect against the sun? What differences are there to modern sunglasses? I’d love to learn more. Thanks for the very interesting video.

    • @__T.O.G.
      @__T.O.G. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They used tinted glass I believe. And the difference they aren't really that different in terms of functionality.

  • @J.F.R
    @J.F.R 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do a Edwardian smoking jacket video

    • @nelliebly6616
      @nelliebly6616 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Can you say" please"?

  • @AnOldYoungPerson
    @AnOldYoungPerson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought a pair of 1880's C-Bridge Pince-Nez awhile ago with the original metal case, covered in a blue fabric with the original, optometrist/opticians logo on the front.
    Going to go to a optometrist at some point to get them, fitted with my prescription glasses lenses.

    • @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo
      @Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      as a full time pince-nez wearer it has come to my attention by other pince nez wearers and also from my own experience that this might not be such a straight forward thing. There are quite a lot of optometrist who simply say "no. we dont that kind of thing" and they give llame excuses about company policy and they are afraid theywill break something and have to repay. I have even met a few optometrist who have never even heard of pince-nez. C-spring pince nez are quite elegant.
      If you find an optometrist who is willing to take the order i would strongly recommend that you insist very firmly that the new glasses have to be the very exact shape and size as the original lenses ( a lot of optometrist will try to push you to have larger lenses installed ... simply because they are not used to those tiny pince-nez glasses. and are not aware that compairing pince nez with modern glasses is like compairing apples with oranges. pince nez sits much closer to the eyes. therefore needs smaller lenzes.
      I would also advise to not have the lanyard hole drilled. If you are wise you would go for the acrylic lense option instead of real glass. this is much lighter and therefore the pince nez will sit way more secure and a lanyard is not needed to prevent breakage. also a lanyard can be a nuisance ... dangling in your face and getting stuck on things. I never wear pince nez with a lanyard .. exept when i wear my Astig model ...... they are not so secure as the fingerpiece models. but they mostely pop off because i get tangled up with the lanyard

  • @Scorponox93
    @Scorponox93 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn, and here I am unable to use my mid-range headphones while working on the computer because they press down on the temples of my glasses

  • @augustblock3981
    @augustblock3981 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "...And they fits you!"

  • @lolkthnxbai
    @lolkthnxbai 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another man's not the best looking is another man's that's the best looking when I spotted those sports

  • @Noah44060
    @Noah44060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a question: where can I buy a shirt with detachable collar for a 15 year old?

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That depends on your size!
      At the moment your best options are Darcy Clothing and RJW Shirts.

  • @anthonyvonwilhelm4225
    @anthonyvonwilhelm4225 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    WHY HASN'T HE UPLOADED IN 2 YEARS?
    IS HE WELL AND GOOD?

  • @orlanjfinnis4290
    @orlanjfinnis4290 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had no idea that they had sun glasses in the Victorians.

  • @PaulTheSkeptic
    @PaulTheSkeptic ปีที่แล้ว

    So the video was titled in regards to eyeware. I never heard anyone apologize for the content of a video that's titled based on that content before. What kind of people are using TH-cam? "Oh for gods sake. I click on your video about funny cats and all I see is funny cats? What the hell is wrong with you? Obviously a funny cat video should have a little bit of funny cats. That I expect. But mainly it should be somehow catered to my exact whims from second to second because I.. Oooh look." The commenter has become distracted by some other, no doubt shiney, thing and has abandon this comment. Are attention spans really as bad as all that?

  • @rayunseitig6367
    @rayunseitig6367 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ok

  • @martinsweetman3743
    @martinsweetman3743 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video, but correct anglicised pronunciation is not "ponce nay" but "pance nay".

    • @AntiqueMenswear
      @AntiqueMenswear  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've always had a rubbish accent for French, Belgian, German, Swedish...well, everything!

    • @martinsweetman3743
      @martinsweetman3743 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AntiqueMenswear So long as you don't pronounce the z.

  • @ryguy7932
    @ryguy7932 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who else is here because they didn't know how to pronounce it in FFXIV?