pronunciation

howardj

Active Member
What about Ocellaris?
I always thought: Oh-sell-are-is
but a guy from my lfs said: awe-sell-air-us
 
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tizzo

Guest
Ya'll are strange.
xenia
zeen ya
and still, nobody touches majano.

Well, I say ma hawn oh
But some say, ma john oh.
Lemme google.
 

gmann1139

Active Member
This thread should be stickied and placed right next to the acronym thread.

Nothing worse than talking about your clownfish and having to call them false percs b/c you can't pronounce aw-sell-air-us.
 
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tizzo

Guest
aiptasia... ape ta sia (sia l as fio in fusion)
That Z'ish, J'ish sound.
Percula= Per ke la
 

wangotango

Active Member
Tubastrea (sun coral):
tube-a-stray-a
or
tub-as$-tree-ya
Same goes with all the other trea ending latin names.
-Justin
 
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