How do you pronounce things?

[Scooterman]

Seems more like any of these terms, when I open my mouth it always comes out wrong or maybe right, regardless, I have to try interpet what I was trying to say.

 

[Curtswearing]

The one I want to know about is: palythoa

I could be completely wrong on this. However, I think it is Pal-lee-Tho-ugh.

I was actually expecting someone to ask about Porites.

 

[NaH2O]

Is it Pour - ites or Pour - i -tees?

 

[pro_builder]

You all are too much. LMAO

 

[CarlaW]

Nikki,
I'm gonna say your second pronounciation is the one that is in Bornemans book, but we all know everybody's got their own way.

 

[NaH2O]

Curt, palythoa...according to Borneman's Book is pronounced: pal'-ee-thoe'-ah

 

[Scooterman]

I have to be honest here, I mispronounce everything about reefs, not to mention the spelling of these head binding words. I'm going to look for a dictionary online to break down these as the come to me, at the lfs yesterday this guy was talking about Detritus & I was lost as to what he was saying lol but he was right so I go him to pronounce it several times for me & I still can't remember it darn!

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=Detritus&x=18&y=10

Hey this web site Pronounces the actual words for you properly , whoopee I'll never be off again!
Click on the little speaker to her the words.

 

[Scooterman]

Ok they don't have all of these words!

 

[NaH2O]

LOL, Scott - curt has a couple posted on the first post of this thread.

Detritus.... de-try'-tus or det-ri-tus I pronounce it the first way, but have heard the second way, too.

 

[CarlaW]

Can't we just say, " all the crap behind the live rock"? It's alot easier and we only have to say one syllable

 

[Scooterman]

di-'trI-t&s

is the proper way so your all saying it wrong LOL!

 

[Alice]

Oh Mulm!!

:lol:

 

[NaH2O]

LOL, Alice!

all the crap behind the live rock

LOL - I can go for that one!!

 

[Curtswearing]

Oh Mulm!!

:lol:

What a riot!!!

Thanks for the additional link Scooter.

 

[Curtswearing]

I was curious about a couple of words.

dIE-NO-flag-el-et
Cat-I-ons

 

[NaH2O]

Good ones, Curt - I do pronounce dinoflagellates and cations the way you show them, but the alternative ways I've heard them pronounced: Deeno flagelet & Cashons

 

[Curtswearing]

Good ones, Curt - I do pronounce dinoflagellates and cations the way you show them, but the alternative ways I've heard them pronounced: Deeno flagelet & Cashons

The Deeno issue is probably my fault for a lot of people because I would tell people who to get rid of Dino's for short.

Even my science teacher said Cations wrong.....go figure.

 

[MarineDreamer]

You guys think you have it bad? Check this guy's job. You're looking for "Translation."

Trevor