Why can't Genshin VAs pronounce "Draught"?

https://reddit.com/link/1qs9ayz/video/ym0a4idh4qgg1/player

I remember Capitano's VA pronouncing "draught" incorrectly as well when talking about the "draught of lucidity" during the Natlan arc. Paimon's VA (at the time) said it the same way as well.

If I recall correctly, "draught" is pronounced the exact same way as "draft".

Not sure if this is a voice directing error now seeing as it has happened twice. Anyone else notice this?

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GettingWokeUp2026-01-31 19:01

I’ve always pronounced draught the exact same way he just said it 🤷‍♂️

momo65482026-01-31 19:06

I’ve heard it pronounced both ways, I think it’s a regional thing.

reformedwageslave2026-01-31 19:08

I would’ve pronounced it just like he did but yep it’s definitely supposed to be draft

gabbylikesfruit2026-01-31 19:11

Seems that's a british spelling and likely all those VAs (and directors) aren't british and wouldn't recognize that spelling to be said like draft based on "regular" phonics they're familiar with. I wouldn't say draught as draft either without being told.

Mickerus2026-01-31 19:45

It's just one of those unfortunate peculiarities of English, really. Draught is the British spelling of a word that's almost always spelled as draft by Americans outside of a nautical context, so most American VAs simply won't know the correct pronunciation.

The voice director should have been on top of this, but it's very possible they weren't aware either.

Same_Monk_57032026-01-31 19:52

The director passed it. Hardly the VAs fault.

Dry-Intern5192026-01-31 21:15

As a Brit, I pronounce that as the way it’s spelt. Never ‘draft’.

SubstantialYak65722026-01-31 22:02

>If I recall correctly, "draught" is pronounced the exact same way as "draft".

There is a slight variation with US and UK pronunciation, US sounds more like Dra-ft, which is actually I say it as a Northern UK person/commoner. The "better spoken" people might drag it a little, making it sound more like Draw-ft.

I would have said that was wrong in that video because I have never heard anyone say it like that but... interestingly I have just set up a Test-to-Speech transcribing workflow in ComfyUI that can do voice cloning and when I gave it that video, this is what it said was spoken. "I had no choice but to prescribe a calming draught and to have her rest for two days.".

So despite me never hearing it like that, it does appear to be a pronunciation that is recognised.