Welcome to my humble little abode on the web. I'm glad to have you here.
Stick around a while, whydontcha? ^_^
Also, re: Kevin's suggested alternate spelling...
I think you have raised a legitimate concern regarding the possibility of mispronunciation. It's something I hadn't fully considered, but I'm not sure that "tyrious" is better, because the "tyr" beginning could suggest "tyrant" or even make the word sound like a shortcut abbreviation for Tyrannosaurus or something.
I think the pronunciation issue is significant, but since the whole principle of the thing was to awkwardly smoosh two existing words together, it is probably a mistake to significantly alter the spelling of either component. Besides, if the pronunciation of the word is not obvious, that just allows additional opportunities for those of us who know the correct pronunciation to correct others and feel all superior.
Is there an official form I have to fill out to request it be spelled tyrious? (though that may evoke images of something being tediously tye-dyed)
Welcome to my humble little abode on the web. I'm glad to have you here.
Stick around a while, whydontcha? ^_^
Also, re: Kevin's suggested alternate spelling...
I think you have raised a legitimate concern regarding the possibility of mispronunciation. It's something I hadn't fully considered, but I'm not sure that "tyrious" is better, because the "tyr" beginning could suggest "tyrant" or even make the word sound like a shortcut abbreviation for Tyrannosaurus or something.
I think the pronunciation issue is significant, but since the whole principle of the thing was to awkwardly smoosh two existing words together, it is probably a mistake to significantly alter the spelling of either component. Besides, if the pronunciation of the word is not obvious, that just allows additional opportunities for those of us who know the correct pronunciation to correct others and feel all superior.
It's win-win!
Smooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh.