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Post by natrat84 on Jun 22, 2005 12:37:56 GMT
How do you pronounce all the names of these snails  Some are obvious, like zebra etc. But I get the feeling how I think they are pronounced is totally wrong lol. ;D Is achatina 'ach' or 'ak'. Brads going to be asking me and I want him to learn anyway so best to teach him right  Thank you Nat  Just altered the title - paul |
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Post by Leah on Jun 22, 2005 12:54:22 GMT
I know the feeling! How on earth do you pronounce Lissachatina fulica?!  |
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Post by Kevin on Jun 22, 2005 13:56:05 GMT
Im not even sure ;D
how is achatina pronounced?
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Post by Paul on Jun 22, 2005 14:04:22 GMT
I pronounce it as "Ack" rather than "Ach".
But fulica could be pronounced "Foolica", "full-ick-a", "ful-aye-ka". I have heard all three and I wondered myself. When I kept stick insects years ago, the book I had said not to worry about pronunciation because many modern latin names have no proper pronunciation. Don't know how true that is.
I did find out that the smithii in Achatina smithii would be pronounced smith-ee-aye, well based on latin plant names with 2 i's on the end.
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Post by Paul on Jun 22, 2005 14:08:39 GMT
So, I pronounce Lissachatina fulica as "Liss-ackateena full-ick-ah" though I'm not sure that is 100% correct. Have a look at the following that I have just found: www.saltspring.com/capewest/pron.htmpaul |
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Post by Paul on Jun 22, 2005 14:12:39 GMT
Just read another page that says there are many differing but correct ways of pronouncing latin names, provided you don't succumb to standard english pronunciation. How this applies to snail names I haven't a clue.
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Post by ceiron on Jun 22, 2005 14:19:19 GMT
when i was at whipsnade one of the head keepers said to me "latin is a dead language so it doesnt matter how you pronounce it as theres no one to correct you." lol.
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Post by natrat84 on Jun 22, 2005 15:25:39 GMT
Lol. Thanks ;D It is as I thought. Still unsure on iredalei etc but hey I'll get there. Going to have a read through that link later once kids are in bed  Nat |
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Post by Arno on Jun 22, 2005 16:10:37 GMT
I guess english speaking people will pronounce latin names differently than people who speak germanic or latin languages(ie Italian).
As far as iredalei is concerned....it is named after a Mr. Iredale so you probably say it the english way then stick an i on in the end ;D
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Post by bookitten on Jun 26, 2005 14:50:48 GMT
i pronounce iredalei -- ired-alee
and fulica -- fulicka
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2005 15:24:21 GMT
OMG is it IREDALEI? omg how cud i have got it wrong all these years? i thought it was IRADELEI  so its pronounced irr-eh-dall-ee? |
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Post by Arno on Aug 16, 2005 16:00:07 GMT
yes it is iredalei,named after a Mr Iredale..... ;D
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Post by sezzy5889 on Aug 16, 2005 16:31:40 GMT
i read on a website it's pronounced
liss-ack-a-teena full-ee-ka
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Some are obvious, like zebra etc. But I get the feeling how I think they are pronounced is totally wrong lol. ;D Is achatina 'ach' or 'ak'. Brads going to be asking me and I want him to learn anyway so best to teach him right 
so its pronounced irr-eh-dall-ee?