RE: Pronounciation book
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- Subject: RE: Pronounciation book
- From: M* D*
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 09:48:27 -0800
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Joanie,
Don't fret about pronouncing botanical names. Some are SUCH tongue
twisters! I said Cotton-Easter for a long time before I figured out what
ko-tawnee-aster was! (Bet everybody on this list did at one time or
another).
I have never heard Helleborus pronounced as Hell-EBB-or-us. Here where I
live its HELL-a-bor-us. But, the thing that has become more obvious to me
as I connect with gardeners from around the US and Britain is - it depends
on where you live how things are pronounced. I found the same to be true
when pronouncing medical Latin terms/names.
When I was taking plant ID classes, the instructor never insisted the
students pronounce botanical names the same way that she did. Her theory
was that Latin is a "dead" language and no one living actually knows how it
should be pronounced, we are all just guessing! So....your guess is as good
as mine :).
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon
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From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of Jeaa1224@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 9:40 AM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: Pronounciation book
Speaking of pronounciations, how does everyone say Helleborus? Until
recently, I thought it was hell-a-bor'-is...now I find it's hell-eb'-orus.
True?
Joanie (who, as a fledgling gardener, said cotton easter instead of
ca-ton'-ee-aster)
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