How do you pronounce Iseli (Nursery)
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Comments (39)The discussion reminds me of a story from my grad school days. One of the professors was an Asian fellow named Dr. Hu. When he first introduced himself he pronounced his name "Dr. Hugh", and that was how I subsequently referred to him. One day when talking about him with several of the other students, I was asked why I said his name that way since everyone else pronounced his name "Dr. Who". When I replied that that was how he himself pronounced his name so it had to be correct, I was informed that he only said it that way because of his accent. I thought this was a very funny statement but the other student was in earnest, the implication being that since I do not speak with a Chinese accent I should say the name the right way, "Dr. Hu". To this day, it still makes me chuckle to think of the student who believed that Dr. Hu prounced his own name wrong. Alex...See MoreGhirardelli...how do you pronounce it/do you like it?
Comments (26)I like it alot for baking. Used to be able to buy it at Trader Joe's but the one I go to now doesn't sell it anymore(so not sure if that's a local thing or what). I bought the white, dark and milk in chunks. Gear ah deli is how I say it too. and I love dark chocolate..I prefer it over milk anyday.. And I think Dove is yucky, I'd rather have a regular ol Hershey's bar of it. My new chocolate passion is Dilettante. I am loving the dipped dried fruits. Makes me feel like I'm eating something extra good for me. LOL Here is a link that might be useful: Dilettante...See MoreWhen a hoya ends with two letter (I)'s, do you pronounce it with EYE?
Comments (17)I speak Latin on a daily basis, being in the medical field. That being said, Botanical Latin is HARD for me to speak, I and I gather that is because it actually was not meant to be spoken. In Medical Latin, you still get variations on pronounciation. But never spelling. Which is why, I, also an English Major, don't focus so much on pronunciation. And, also why I want to follow ENGLISH rules for a LATIN language, that wasn't even designed to be spoken. For example, for acetabulum (the socket where your femur rests in your hip bone), I personally pronounce it: "ey-see-tab-you-lum". Some folks pronounce it, "as-see-tuh-bul-um", others pronounce it, "as-e-tab-you-lum". None of the pronunciations are incorrect, not because they are all correct, but because we all understand what is being referred to, despite cultural differences in dialect and how those differences play in pronunciation of words, if that makes sense. Same with vena cava: it is ALWAYS spelled the same, but some say, "vee-nah cah-vah", and others, "vay-nah cay-vah" or, "vee-nah cay-vuh". When it comes to Botanical Latin, it is even harder, as many plants are named after PEOPLE. Like Hoya siariae. Named after Simeona V. Siar, PhD, Hoya siariae would be easy to pronounce, you'd think. But it is not. See, not only do you have to take into account the Botanical Latin, you also have to take into account the ethincity and locale of the person the plant was named after! I think, please don't quote me, that Simeona was from the Philippines. Their pronunciation of words, including surnames and nouns, will vary from English, and their pronunciation of Botanical Latin will also vary from ours. And, due to differences worldwide, in language AND pronunciation, we cannot subscribe agreed upon rules of pronunciation. Botanical Latin is a worldwide language, which makes it impossible to make rules for. To even attempt ot somewhat correctly pronounce Hoya siariae, you'd have to find someone who knew Simeona or knew her Native language. I don't, so I have to make an educated guess on how to pronounce the botanical name. And, because my language is English, and not Botanical Latin, whatever comes out is OKAY! As long as I do not mis-spell the language, any way I speak it, is fine. My pronunciation guess for Hoya siariae is: Hoy-ah see-ah-ree-ay....See MoreHow do you pronounce?
Comments (2)Well, it seems I can't edit my last post which I was adding to when it disappeared. So I'll repost. I asked about Stupice years ago and got an answer I considered authoritative. Here's a copy: edweather USDA 9a, HZ 9, Sunset 28 When I look at the name, that 's exactly what I see, stew-piss. According to Carolyn in her book, Stupice is pronounced stoo-PEECH-ka. Sorry Dave, why it's not spelled in English like it sounds, I don't know. Maybe Carolyn does. I never understood how it's pronounced like that, but since the tomato is from Czechoslovakia they must have different pronunciations, and I'm guessing that the name probably looks totally different written in Czech, and Stupice is just the English transliteration. I grow them almost every year. Here's a link to the entire thread which includes info from Carolyn who received info on the pronunciation from a European seedman with family from Czechoslovakia: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2177454/stupice-pronunciation So I'm now pronouncing it as stoo-PEECH-ka or as I would write it: stew-PEACH-ka...See Morepineresin
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