Pro-nounce-e-ation

[fortheloveofcrabs]

How are things supposed to sound... I, quite frankly, have no idea.

For example… Seio… I pronounce it See-Oh… But is that right, or do I sound like an idiot?

Tunze: Tune-zzzz - but the other day I heard “Tune-Zee” -? Or “Tun-Zee”

Or what about “Caulerpa” – Call-er-pa

Anyone in the same kind of situation – where you are so used to just reading about, that when it comes to actually talking, you don’t know how.

Anyone have words that they are sure how to pronounce that they would like to share?

[Delphinus]

Yeah, I have trouble pronouncing my own username. I know how it "should" sound but if I have to speak it out loud for whatever reason, I usually stumble on it.

I don't know if it's correct, but for Seio I say "Say-oh." (Say-oh! He say say ay ay oh.... Daylight come and me wan' go home...)

Tunze.. yeah I say Tunzy.

Yeah ... lots-o-fun pronunskiating in this hobby that's for sure.

[michika]

This one gets me every time, I hear both versions here, and even in classes!
algae - al-jay, al-gee

[Neil]

Aiptasia

anyone care to chime in with their version?

[X-Treme]

An-thEE-a$$ or An-thI-a$$???

And.... I say sI-oh

[Der_Iron_Chef]

I say "say-oh", too....with the emphasis on the "say".

"Tunze" is a German brand, so to be precise, you should follow German pronunciation...which is a bit difficult to explain. lol.

The "tun" part should make the same sound the "oo" makes in "wood". The "z" should be pronounced like the "zz" in "pizza" (almost a t/z sound). The "e" should sound like "uh".

Sheeesh. Anyone confused yet?!

I always said ap-tay-sia ("sia" sounds like....the end of fantasia). Anyone say "ape-tay-sia"?

The one that gets me (and that I've heard others fumble over, too) is acanthastrea. Is it a hard "a" at the beginning, like acorn? Or a soft "a" like apple?

[X-Treme]

Originally Posted by X-Treme

An-thEE-a$$ or An-thI-a$$???

And.... I say sI-oh

Anyone?