The 'How to Pronounce' Thread...

fatcat

fatcat

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Few more.
Palythoa (colonial polyp - soft coral) - "pah-lee-tho-ah"
Caulerpa (macro algae) - "Call-er-pah"
 
pezenfuego

pezenfuego

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The correct pronunciation of zooplankton is (zoh-oh-plank-ton).
But people rarely pronounce it that way. And seriously...nobody liked my joke?
 
saltn00b

saltn00b

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for the last time,
Acanthophyllia deshayesiana = ah-can-tho-fil-ya de-shay-see-anna
im so tired of everyone screwing it up !
 
renogaw

renogaw

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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33
http:///forum/post/2932110
Urchin = "erchin"
A lot depends on what part of the country you are from. lol! I live in Louisiana, so some of what I hear is southern.

i thought it was URchin... and you just liked being able to spell out those other words... :p
 
alix2.0

alix2.0

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Originally Posted by PEZenfuego
http:///forum/post/2933069
The correct pronunciation of zooplankton is (zoh-oh-plank-ton).
But people rarely pronounce it that way. And seriously...nobody liked my joke?
the dyslexia thing? i chuckled.
 
cranberry

cranberry

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Originally Posted by FaTcAt
http:///forum/post/2931684
Chaetomorpha (chaeto - a common macro algae) = "Kay-tow" .
please stop calling it "cheee-toe"
I personally don't believe that to be the correct pronounciation... well not according to Latin guidelines that all our words form around.
I say Key-toe-more-fah.
Edit:
Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/2932131
Chaetomorpha
Key-toe-mor-fa
Missed this
+1
 
pezenfuego

pezenfuego

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/2935495
I personally don't believe that to be the correct pronounciation... well not according to Latin guidelines that all our words form around.
I say Key-toe-more-fah.
I say key-toe too. I'm glad Latin is dead.
 
sueandherzoo

sueandherzoo

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Great thread - I'll be watching and learning from this one! But could you put accent marks over the part that gets the emphasis or, like some people did, capitalize that section? A lot of the mix up comes from which part to emphasize, for example, what is the proper pronunciation of the seahorse "Reidi"?
Sue
 
cranberry

cranberry

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Originally Posted by PEZenfuego
http:///forum/post/2935700
I was just kidding. It's like saying that I'm glad I'm not on the basketball team because I suck at it.
LOL... no, I meant I'm glad my husband knows it because I suck at it.
 
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