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    Doo-eh-ma-cheena?
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    Do-A(long A)-makina

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    doo-ecks-mok-enna

    I'm not too sure about Deus though, so correct me if i'm wrong

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    Thanks.
    And why is the Deus Ex Machina listed twice in the Revolutions credits?
    It's listed like:

    Deus Ex Machina...
    Deus Ex Machina (voice)...

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    1.Day-oos Ek-s Mak-ee-na

    2.Day-S-Eks Ma-She-Na

    Etymology: New Latin, a god from a machine, translation of Greek Theos ek mEchanEs

    1. A god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome.

    2. A person or thing (as in fiction or drama)that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty.

    One person did motion capture for part of the face and one person did the voice.

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    Go here and you can listen to the actual pronunciation.

    http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?...eus+ex+machina

    http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?...eus+ex+machina

    <font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ April 11, 2004 05:01 PM: Message edited by: Yig ]</font>

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