Pronunciation of Aquarium Terms

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  1. irr0001

    irr0001 Purple Tang

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    I say "zeen-ee-uh"...probably wrong lol
     
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  2. patrick824

    patrick824 Montipora Digitata

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    i say "zeen yuh"
     
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  3. wiigelec

    wiigelec Fire Shrimp

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    zo⋅o⋅xan⋅thel⋅la

      Show Spelled Pronunciation [zoh-uh-zan-thel-uh]
     
    wiigelec, Jan 28, 2010
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  4. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    P.S. Actinic is its' own plural.
     
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  5. OnefishTwofish

    OnefishTwofish Feather Star

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    I think i will just print this whole thread out and carry it around with me when i visit my LFS. I can just point at what i want without having to try to pronounce it!

    I know i butcher plenty of names and terms - most likely to the amusement of the LFS staff.

    Sometimes i catch myself and just point and say "i would like one of those please".

    :)
     
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  6. zjpeter

    zjpeter Ritteri Anemone

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    the only thing that keeps me from making TOO big of a fool out of myself is that fact that i know Koine Greek (also helps immensely with medical terms as well). i'm still working on my Latin...

    i do, however, think i pronounce Halide wrong, "hal eyed". i think it's supposed to be "hay lide" ?

    outstanding thread by the way
     
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  7. sailorguy

    sailorguy Torch Coral

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    Starting with the most basic term,in southern NJ most people have wooder in their tanks!!! While waiting tables in North Carolina my daughter got some strange looks after asking people if they would like some! lol
     
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  8. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Latin in China is not much use IME

    Steve
     
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  9. Screwtape

    Screwtape Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse

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    On the *opora (Acropora etc) note. The original pronunciation is how Inwall states, but I've read (I believe in Borneman's Aquarium Corals book) that it's basically commonly accepted now, even within the scientific community to pronounce it oh-pore-ah instead of op-oh-rah so I don't feel guity not using the original pronunciation. :)
     
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  10. inwall75

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    I've even heard people speak at MACNA, IMAC, REEFAPALOOZA, etc state it that way too.
     
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