pronunciation

grub · Post by **grub** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:23 pm

TOMATO. TOM-ATE-O or TOM-AR-TOE

Gaz · Post by **Gaz** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:28 pm

grub wrote:TOMATO. TOM-ATE-O or TOM-AR-TOE

Somethings i know i misprounouce but i like my way better - I always Call Cyathea - Cynthia!!!

Others you say it in your head a way until you hear someone else say it.

turtile · Post by **turtile** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:33 pm

Biological names don't use true Latin but Anglo-Latin

Pronunciations:
http://www.saltspring.com/capewest/pron.htm

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:38 pm

There is a similar thread like this on the banana site as regards to Ae Ae === i- i or eye- eye the hawaiians pronounce it Ah e- Ah e

BAS JOO or Bas oo or Bas jew.

Clem-a-tis or clemutus

I have a very good book by Robert Lee Riffle called thr tropical look. And he gives the correct way of saying the name of the plant.

Don · Post by **Don** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:43 pm

turtile wrote:Biological names don't use true Latin but Anglo-Latin

Pronunciations:
http://www.saltspring.com/capewest/pron.htm

Botanical names? Just a mish /mash of languages.
Certainly not scientific.

Post by **Dave Brown** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:48 pm

I think turtile is probably correct, although we nearly all pronounce it differently. If your lotto number come up you will win a FORTUNE not a FORTUN-EE

So fortunei is FORTUNE-EYE, but as I said everyone I know pronounces it FORTUN-EE-EYE. We may be getting confused with things that end in 'ii' Phoenix roebelenii ROE-BEL-EEN-EE-EYE.
Of course I may be talking a load of Bull

lucienc · Post by **lucienc** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:04 pm

I'm never saying any names outloud again.

Anyhow, when we all talk at the meets, most of the time we all know what the others mean, even if they say it differently ?

grub · Post by **grub** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:22 pm

Nice link Turtile, can anyone help me with PHEONIX though is it PEE-ON-ICKS

simon · Post by **simon** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:31 pm

You have to spell things right before you can pronounce them right. The most common spelling I have seen, which I believe to be correct is fontunei which would be FORTUNE-EYE but if people spell it fortuneii as grub did, they will pronounce it FORTUN-EE-EYE.

grub · Post by **grub** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:31 pm

BAS JOO or Bas oo or Bas jew.

I'm glad you went for this one mark, i thought it was BAZ-JEW though i do know a bloke who insists its BAA-JEW

simon · Post by **simon** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:36 pm

FEE-O-NIX like the bird.

I say BA-ZHOO with a silent S and a soft J.

It's even more of a problem to write fernetically (sp?)

KAM-ER-OPS or SHAM-ER-OPS?

Adrian · Post by **Adrian** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:53 pm

Don, being a 'ampshire hog, its got to be mani carrrta.
Ive always called my Juania australis, jew-ann-ia but its proper pronunciation is hwania.
Bit that gets me, if they want it called hwania then why dont they spell it like that

Chamearops is said with a K, Kamearops.

grub · Post by **grub** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:29 pm

simon wrote:You have to spell things right before you can pronounce them right. The most common spelling I have seen, which I believe to be correct is fontunei which would be FORTUNE-EYE but if people spell it fortuneii as grub did, they will pronounce it FORTUN-EE-EYE.

i used the pompous 'arris spelling, mus'nt tell the kids

AndyC · Post by **AndyC** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:45 pm

How do you pronounce Fargesia (as in the bamboo), soft or hard 'g'?

grub · Post by **grub** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:47 pm

lucienc wrote:I think we need some form of Wiki for this.

you seem quiet aiden