Correct pronounciation of "chaeto"

SaltyDr · 05/06/2007, 08:14 AM

Just making sure I am saying it right. "K EYE TOE" since I have heard it pronounced "K EYE TOE MOR FA". Sorry for the dumb question.

Shagsbeard · 05/06/2007, 08:25 AM

I pronounce it Cheet-oo, but I know I'm wrong.

I believe it should be pronounce Kay-toe

Capt_Cully · 05/06/2007, 08:26 AM

pretty sure that's right. that's how I say it, and the "know it all" guy at my LFS that LOOOOVES correcting people says it that way too. So I'm sticking with it.

Capt_Cully · 05/06/2007, 08:27 AM

sorry Key-toe is how I say it, not K-eye toe. My bad.

IMM3DOORSDOWN · 05/06/2007, 08:27 AM

i believe its ch a toe. well thats how i pronounce it and people know what im talking about.but then again mapbe im sayin it wrong.wouldn't be the first time.

IMM3DOORSDOWN · 05/06/2007, 08:30 AM

oh wow everyone got differant answers ok group buy on hooked on phonics

Amphiprion · 05/06/2007, 08:46 AM

The more common way to say it (at least in the "american" dialect of nomenclature) is "Key-toe-morf-ah." The only other variation would be "Kay-toe-morf-ah," but you won't hear any scientists in the US pronouncing it like that.

Jeff · 05/06/2007, 09:01 AM

I think it is worse to correct someone or be corrected then to pronounce it incorrectly lol....

seapug · 05/06/2007, 09:28 AM

Quick tip-- any scientific term (botanical, biological, chemical, etc.) that starts with a "Ch" is Greek in origin and is pronounced as a regular "K". Something I learned in my years in the ornamental plant business.

Shagsbeard · 05/06/2007, 09:32 AM

It's that dang ae vowel. It used to be a single letter, and I wish my keyboard had it. It was used in words like Caesar. We pronounce it "incorrectly" as See-zar. I'm not sure by what standard we should be pronouncing these latin words, since there are no native speakers of latin alive (that I know of anyway).

Amphiprion · 05/06/2007, 10:27 AM

We know how to pronounce latin pretty well, given all the other scripts that translated it (we have arabic texts, etc. that give it pretty accurately). The problem with nomenclature, and I can't emphasize this enough, is that it is NOT latin and can't be treated as such. If it were pronounced in actual latin (i.e. what the romans would have spoken), then it would be pronounced "Kye-to-morf-ah." There are some standards of pronunciation and I touched on them briefly, but for the most part, there isn't an entirely correct way to pronounce the names. I try to go by what sounds proper in our dialect and what most scientists tend to go by.

Sk8r · 05/06/2007, 10:32 AM

if it were Latinized Greek it would be KI-to, with a long I. [Greek doesn't have an ae, but uses ai].
But since English ignores the front component of diphthongs and softens Latinic C's [SIP-i-o for Scipio: ugh!], I read it as either KEE-to, or CHEE-to, like the crunchy yellow stuff.

SaltyDr · 05/06/2007, 12:33 PM

I guess I'll just ask for "some of that spaghetti algae!"

FLReefGirl · 05/06/2007, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SaltyDr
I guess I'll just ask for "some of that spaghetti algae!"

When I first got my chaeto my husband said it looks like Easter Basket Grass so that is what we now affectionately call it.

Reefmack · 05/06/2007, 01:08 PM

Key Toe or Key Toe Mor Fuh works for me & the lfs people know what I'm asking about. Well, any decent SW lfs does.

Icefire · 05/06/2007, 02:07 PM

Cheet-oo here

Icefire · 05/06/2007, 02:07 PM

dp

snulma1 · 05/06/2007, 02:13 PM

I'll just call it brillo algae!

bakestarr · 05/06/2007, 03:36 PM

i'll call it secret body hair algae

05/06/2007, 08:14 AM	#1
SaltyDr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 1,191	Correct pronounciation of "chaeto" Just making sure I am saying it right. "K EYE TOE" since I have heard it pronounced "K EYE TOE MOR FA". Sorry for the dumb question.

05/06/2007, 08:26 AM	#3
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	pretty sure that's right. that's how I say it, and the "know it all" guy at my LFS that LOOOOVES correcting people says it that way too. So I'm sticking with it. __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2

05/06/2007, 08:27 AM	#4
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	sorry Key-toe is how I say it, not K-eye toe. My bad. __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2

05/06/2007, 08:27 AM	#5
IMM3DOORSDOWN Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ct Posts: 1,092	i believe its ch a toe. well thats how i pronounce it and people know what im talking about.but then again mapbe im sayin it wrong.wouldn't be the first time. __________________ rules? rules were ment to be broken Current Tank Info: PAST EXPERIANCE::180 gal fish only,120 gal reef,65 gal MAN TANK lionfish and eel,54 gal corner dwarf angel tank. CURRENT. WORKING ON 90 gal MIXED REEF, 29 gal sump & refuge.20 gal long qt tank.120 gal uv steralizer.29 gal fowlr and annemonies

05/06/2007, 08:30 AM	#6
IMM3DOORSDOWN Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ct Posts: 1,092	oh wow everyone got differant answers ok group buy on hooked on phonics __________________ rules? rules were ment to be broken Current Tank Info: PAST EXPERIANCE::180 gal fish only,120 gal reef,65 gal MAN TANK lionfish and eel,54 gal corner dwarf angel tank. CURRENT. WORKING ON 90 gal MIXED REEF, 29 gal sump & refuge.20 gal long qt tank.120 gal uv steralizer.29 gal fowlr and annemonies

05/06/2007, 08:25 AM	#2
Shagsbeard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 2,143	I pronounce it Cheet-oo, but I know I'm wrong. I believe it should be pronounce Kay-toe

05/06/2007, 08:46 AM	#7
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	The more common way to say it (at least in the "american" dialect of nomenclature) is "Key-toe-morf-ah." The only other variation would be "Kay-toe-morf-ah," but you won't hear any scientists in the US pronouncing it like that. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

05/06/2007, 09:01 AM	#8
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	I think it is worse to correct someone or be corrected then to pronounce it incorrectly lol.... __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20

05/06/2007, 09:28 AM	#9
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	Quick tip-- any scientific term (botanical, biological, chemical, etc.) that starts with a "Ch" is Greek in origin and is pronounced as a regular "K". Something I learned in my years in the ornamental plant business. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

05/06/2007, 09:32 AM	#10
Shagsbeard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 2,143	It's that dang ae vowel. It used to be a single letter, and I wish my keyboard had it. It was used in words like Caesar. We pronounce it "incorrectly" as See-zar. I'm not sure by what standard we should be pronouncing these latin words, since there are no native speakers of latin alive (that I know of anyway).

05/06/2007, 10:27 AM	#11
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	We know how to pronounce latin pretty well, given all the other scripts that translated it (we have arabic texts, etc. that give it pretty accurately). The problem with nomenclature, and I can't emphasize this enough, is that it is NOT latin and can't be treated as such. If it were pronounced in actual latin (i.e. what the romans would have spoken), then it would be pronounced "Kye-to-morf-ah." There are some standards of pronunciation and I touched on them briefly, but for the most part, there isn't an entirely correct way to pronounce the names. I try to go by what sounds proper in our dialect and what most scientists tend to go by. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

05/06/2007, 10:32 AM	#12
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	if it were Latinized Greek it would be KI-to, with a long I. [Greek doesn't have an ae, but uses ai]. But since English ignores the front component of diphthongs and softens Latinic C's [SIP-i-o for Scipio: ugh!], I read it as either KEE-to, or CHEE-to, like the crunchy yellow stuff. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

05/06/2007, 12:33 PM	#13
SaltyDr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 1,191	I guess I'll just ask for "some of that spaghetti algae!"

05/06/2007, 01:08 PM	#15
Reefmack Moved On Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 3,412	Key Toe or Key Toe Mor Fuh works for me & the lfs people know what I'm asking about. Well, any decent SW lfs does.

05/06/2007, 02:07 PM	#16
Icefire Seasoned reefer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In Quebec, Canada Posts: 3,653	Cheet-oo here __________________ Temp 80F, PH 8.5-8.0, Alk 6.8-7.2, Ca 430, Mg 1700, NO3 0-0.25, PO4 0.04, 34.4 PPT Lights @ 100% all others, 35% White Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 120lbs live rocks, Hydra52 2x120W, 2 MP40+ 1 MP10 @ 70%, Phosban 550 GFO+Carbon, 200W Heater, SWC Skimmer, Kalk ATO, 150 gpd RODI

05/06/2007, 02:07 PM	#17
Icefire Seasoned reefer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In Quebec, Canada Posts: 3,653	dp __________________ Temp 80F, PH 8.5-8.0, Alk 6.8-7.2, Ca 430, Mg 1700, NO3 0-0.25, PO4 0.04, 34.4 PPT Lights @ 100% all others, 35% White Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 120lbs live rocks, Hydra52 2x120W, 2 MP40+ 1 MP10 @ 70%, Phosban 550 GFO+Carbon, 200W Heater, SWC Skimmer, Kalk ATO, 150 gpd RODI

05/06/2007, 02:13 PM	#18
snulma1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,281	I'll just call it brillo algae!

05/06/2007, 03:36 PM	#19
bakestarr Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 45	i'll call it secret body hair algae