Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-14027812-20131027182513/@comment-1403309-20140407031052

Dovahsebrom wrote: ...and what if a dragon's name is Fusrodah? Would speaking his name call him, or create an unrelenting force?

Well, Arngeir and Paarthurnax seemed to be able to say words like "Fus" without causing mayhem. I'd say that every word spoken by someone with a powerful voice can make the world tremble, but that's just the echo of their voice. The specific effects of their voice is something else. I'd say that anyone who has enough understanding of the Thu'um to use a shout, can choose whether to use the Word of Power as one, or just as words.

I think it's safe to asume that there's a big difference between "Power of the Voice" and "Word of Power". The Greybeards' voices are powerful and they can't control them, but they can tell the difference between uttering a Word of Power and a normal word. So let's say Borri says "Fus Ro Dah". The world would tremble. And if he shouts "Fus Ro Dah", he might well be able to cause an enormous earthquake. But if he decides to use the Shout "Fus Ro Dah", he'd just use Unrelenting Force, with the additional trembling of the world that comes with the power of his own voice.