The "How do you pronounce things" thread - Page 3

Salt'n'Lime · 06/08/2003, 12:00 PM

One I did not see

Porites = Poor-eye-tees or same Pohr-eye-tees

Toutouche · 06/08/2003, 12:20 PM

Tom- A - toe or To - mah - toe?

Pote - A - toe, or Po - tah - toe?

Oh!!! never mind, I think it was a blue dress anyway!!!!

GSchiemer · 06/08/2003, 12:28 PM

If anyone is really interested in pronounciation and derivation of scientific terms, I highly recommend the book: "Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms" by Donald Borror. Two Little Fishies used to sell this book. It's inexpensive.

Here is the first paragraph from the preface:

"One of the outstanding problems of the biologist, whether he be the beginning student or specialist, is that of understanding technical terms. The best way to understand and remember technical terms is to understand first their componet parts, or roots. To this end the various word roots, from the Latin, Greek, and other languages, that are most frequently encountered in biological terms have been brought together in this dictionary."

Greg

greenbean36191 · 06/08/2003, 09:53 PM

Here's a whole list:

seriatopora hystrix
platygyra
caulastrea
kaelini
stylophora
hydnophora
turbinaria
pectinia
merulina

Maybe I will come up with some more later.

naesco · 06/08/2003, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Toutouche
Tom- A - toe or To - mah - toe?

Pote - A - toe, or Po - tah - toe?

Oh!!! never mind, I think it was a blue dress anyway!!!!

aluminum .............. al lu min E um

lieutenant.............. left ten ant

gcvt · 06/08/2003, 10:04 PM

What about nudibranch?

Is the ending pronounced like one would say 'tree branch'? Or does the ending sound like 'brank'?

Rock Anemone · 06/08/2003, 10:11 PM

When I'm at some good LFS's they always say NudiBranch as in like a tree branch. And nudi like nude-e.

Rock Anemone

Toutouche · 06/08/2003, 10:23 PM

Quote:

And nudi like nude-e.

Hee, Hee!!!!!

Rock Anemone · 06/08/2003, 10:31 PM

Rock Anemone

BlAcK_PeRcUlA · 06/08/2003, 10:36 PM

how about cheatomorpha?

I say Kaeyto Moorfa

Rock Anemone · 06/08/2003, 10:39 PM

caulastrea - call-a-stree-a
stylophora - stylo-pooraa
hydnophora - hide-no-poor-a
turbinaria - turb-in-air-rea

Just some guesses, hahahaha... We are so good at talking about them via text, but we can't really talk about them via voice can we?

Rock Anemone

Toutouche · 06/08/2003, 10:46 PM

Rock,
your 2 for 4.

StI - lo - fora
HIde - no - fora

hee! Hee!

Pineapple House · 06/08/2003, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gcvt
What about nudibranch?

Is the ending pronounced like one would say 'tree branch'? Or does the ending sound like 'brank'?

I've always prounced that
Nude-E-Branch
(Branch as in Tree branch, not Bran-K)

Graham

Pineapple House · 06/08/2003, 11:05 PM

Quote:

hydnophora - hide-no-poor-a

It's pronounced
Hide-No-FOR-ah

Graham

Rock Anemone · 06/08/2003, 11:07 PM

That's right... Now I remember... The ph is making an f sound... ha, I got it...

Rock Anemone

teevee · 06/09/2003, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BonsaiNut
Heh Going to Merriam-Webster for pronounciation is like going to Clinton for ethics classes. It might be what some people find acceptable today, but classicists would raise their eyebrows

"th" in Latin is ALWAYS hard - like tom, tim, take, etc. There is no "th" sound in Latin pronounciation.
"ae" in Latin is ALWAYS a hard "i" - like time, site, crime, etc.

you hit that one on the head. i always laugh when people run out to layman dictionaries for definitions and such... who really defines words and pronunciation - those who use the word, or those who write the dictionary. of course this opens the whole language argument. what is a word? what needs to be done to "make" something into a word? is slang not english? why are we here? is there a place a guy can get a drink around here?

BlAcK_PeRcUlA · 06/09/2003, 05:47 PM

how about cheatomorpha? i dont like sounding all weird when i say it to someone who asks if i have any macro.

"I have Kaeyto Moorfa"

" You have what?"

naesco · 06/09/2003, 06:14 PM

shoaling fish ...... skoo ling fish

shoal of fish ...... skool of fish

Cakepro · 06/09/2003, 09:24 PM

Guess again, naesco.

Shoal = "shole"

School = "skool"

~ Sherri

photobarry · 06/10/2003, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pinapple House
I've always prounced that
Nude-E-Branch
(Branch as in Tree branch, not Bran-K)

Graham

Its actually the latter. Follow the rules Bonsai laid out. 'ch' is always pronounced as a hard 'k'.

vikingkim · 06/10/2003, 12:53 AM

Coelogorgiidae-see-lo-GORG-a-day (?)

Pineapple House · 06/10/2003, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by photobarry
Its actually the latter. Follow the rules Bonsai laid out. 'ch' is always pronounced as a hard 'k'.

Wow. Even on the discovery channel they pronounced it "Nude-E-Branch." It'll take a while to get used to saying the words correctly!

Graham

BlAcK_PeRcUlA · 06/10/2003, 05:52 PM

whoa... nudibranK

never heard it said that way

photobarry · 06/10/2003, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BlAcK_PeRcUlA
whoa... nudibranK

never heard it said that way

That's funny, I don't think I've ever heard it pronounced the other way. There are lots of other words that I have mispronounced for a long time though.

lebowski · 06/10/2003, 05:58 PM

I say

Nude-uh-branch

06/08/2003, 12:20 PM	#52
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06/08/2003, 10:11 PM	#57
Rock Anemone S.C.U.B.A. :) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 7,674	When I'm at some good LFS's they always say NudiBranch as in like a tree branch. And nudi like nude-e. Rock Anemone __________________ Johnny Love Current Tank Info: <><

06/08/2003, 10:31 PM	#59
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06/08/2003, 10:39 PM	#61
Rock Anemone S.C.U.B.A. :) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 7,674	caulastrea - call-a-stree-a stylophora - stylo-pooraa hydnophora - hide-no-poor-a turbinaria - turb-in-air-rea Just some guesses, hahahaha... We are so good at talking about them via text, but we can't really talk about them via voice can we? Rock Anemone __________________ Johnny Love Current Tank Info: <><

06/08/2003, 10:46 PM	#62
Toutouche Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,133	Rock, your 2 for 4. StI - lo - fora HIde - no - fora hee! Hee! __________________ Remember, the Titanic was built by Professionals, but the Ark was built by amateurs!

06/08/2003, 12:00 PM	#51
Salt'n'Lime Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Heart Of Dixie Posts: 240	One I did not see Porites = Poor-eye-tees or same Pohr-eye-tees

06/08/2003, 12:28 PM	#53
GSchiemer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 879	If anyone is really interested in pronounciation and derivation of scientific terms, I highly recommend the book: "Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms" by Donald Borror. Two Little Fishies used to sell this book. It's inexpensive. Here is the first paragraph from the preface: "One of the outstanding problems of the biologist, whether he be the beginning student or specialist, is that of understanding technical terms. The best way to understand and remember technical terms is to understand first their componet parts, or roots. To this end the various word roots, from the Latin, Greek, and other languages, that are most frequently encountered in biological terms have been brought together in this dictionary." Greg

06/08/2003, 09:53 PM	#54
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	Here's a whole list: seriatopora hystrix platygyra caulastrea kaelini stylophora hydnophora turbinaria pectinia merulina Maybe I will come up with some more later.

06/08/2003, 10:04 PM	#56
gcvt Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SF, CA Posts: 1,919	What about nudibranch? Is the ending pronounced like one would say 'tree branch'? Or does the ending sound like 'brank'?

06/08/2003, 10:36 PM	#60
BlAcK_PeRcUlA Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: LA Posts: 2,483	how about cheatomorpha? I say Kaeyto Moorfa

06/08/2003, 11:07 PM	#65
Rock Anemone S.C.U.B.A. :) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 7,674	That's right... Now I remember... The ph is making an f sound... ha, I got it... Rock Anemone __________________ Johnny Love Current Tank Info: <><

06/09/2003, 05:47 PM	#67
BlAcK_PeRcUlA Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: LA Posts: 2,483	how about cheatomorpha? i dont like sounding all weird when i say it to someone who asks if i have any macro. "I have Kaeyto Moorfa" " You have what?"

06/09/2003, 06:14 PM	#68
naesco Moved On Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: vancouver canada Posts: 1,481	shoaling fish ...... skoo ling fish shoal of fish ...... skool of fish

06/09/2003, 09:24 PM	#69
Cakepro Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 1,366	Guess again, naesco. Shoal = "shole" School = "skool" ~ Sherri

06/10/2003, 12:53 AM	#71
vikingkim Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 465	It all Latin (or Greek to me) Coelogorgiidae-see-lo-GORG-a-day (?) __________________ proud sister-in-law of an Iraqi war veteran Current Tank Info: 55 reef, 10 nano, 10 soon to be something

06/10/2003, 05:52 PM	#73
BlAcK_PeRcUlA Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: LA Posts: 2,483	whoa... nudibranK never heard it said that way

06/10/2003, 05:58 PM	#75
lebowski Notorious Reeferus Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,048 Blog Entries: 1	I say Nude-uh-branch __________________ "Only the pure in heart and soul can make a good soup!" - Ludwig Van Beethoven