The "How do you pronounce things" thread

[Pineapple House]

I'm curious about how all of you pronounce different aquaria-related terms. I would like it if you could post how you prounce any aquaria related term you like.

I'll start-
Zooxanthellae- ZOX-an-Thell-Ah (I read that the proper way to pronounce it was Zoo-Zan-Thell-E)
Tridacna- Tri-DACK-Nah
Crocea- Crow-SEE-ah
Refugium- Re-Fuge-E-umm
Scleractinian- Skler-Ract-tinian
Copepod- Cope-E-pod
Euphyllia- ??

Graham

 

[damonbrodie]

Is it:

hay lide

or

h ah lide

for Metal Halide?

(Great thread BTW)

 

[bdr127]

Euphyllia = you-FEEL-ee-aah

 

[Aaron1100us]

Sebae= See-Bay or Se-be or Se-bee?

Great thread

 

[despair]

euphyllia..ive bee wondering how to pronounce that for the longest time

 

[Pineapple House]

Welcome to reefcentral, damonbrodie!

I guess I'll add in a few more (thats how I pronounce it):
Caulerpa- Cal-Erp-ah
Acropora- Ack-Row-Pora
Montipora- Mon-Tee-Pora
Pocillopora- Pock-ill-oh-pora

euphyllia..ive bee wondering how to pronounce that for the longest time

I second that statement!

Keep em coming

Graham

 

[lebowski]

haha, good thread to start. Here's a few.

Acropora- AKRO-POHR-uh

Metal Halide- Meh-Tahl- Hahl-EYE-d

er.....

Percula- PER-Q-Luh

Zoanthid- ZOO-an-THID

Refugium-REF-U-G-UHM

Lobophylia- LO-BO-feel-E-uh

Cladniella- CLAHD-KNEE-Ehl-uh

Salifert- SALLY-FERT

Crocea-CROW-SAY-UH

Squamosa- SKWUH-MOSE-uh

Nassarius-NASS-AIR-E-us

Ricordia- Rick-OR-DEE-uh

 

[lebowski]

I'm positive that euphylia is pronounced YOU-FEEL-E-uh

 

[Mattnificence]

Conch?

 

[bdr127]

Pocillopora- Pock-ill-oh-pora

Per Borneman's "Aquarium Corals" (p. 213),
Pocillopra = poh-SILL-oh-POHR-ah

 

[bdr127]

Conch?

To reference the American Heritage Dictionary, conch has two acceptable pronunciations: "konch" or "konk"

 

[iCam]

euphyllia- yoo-fill-ee-uh
pocillopora- poh-sil-oh-pore-uh ....or....puh-see-lo-pore-uh
zooxanthellae- zoo-zan-thuh-lay
conch- con-ch.....or con-ck
glaberescens- glab-er-ess-ens
halide- hail-ide
divisa- div-ee-za

 

[bdr127]

Is it:

hay lide

or

h ah lide

for Metal Halide?

(Great thread BTW)

Also per the American Heritage Dictionary, it can be pronounced either "HAL-ide" or "HAY-lide"

 

[bdr127]

Sebae= See-Bay or Se-be or Se-bee?

Great thread

Sebae = SEE-bay

 

[Pineapple House]

Anyone know how to pronounce Stichodactyla, Astroceoniidae, Pseudosiderastrea, Trachyphylliidae or Duncanopsamia

Graham

EDIT

Conch?

I've always pronounced conch CON-ch

Pocillopra = poh-SILL-oh-POHR-ah

Wow, I can't beleive I've been pronouncing that "wrong" for the past few years!

 

[iCam]

Stichodactyla, Astroceoniidae, Pseudosiderastrea, Trachyphylliidae or Duncanopsamia

stichodactyla- stick-o-dack-tuh-luh
astroceoniidae- astro-sohn-ih-day
pseudosiderastrea- sew-doe-sid-uh-rast-ree-uh
trachphylliidae- track-phil-ih-day
duncanopsamia- doon-can-op-some-ee-uh


I think...*scratches head*

 

[Toutouche]

damonbrodie,


[welcome]

 

[Rock Anemone]

damonbrodie,
<img src="/images/welcome.gif" width="500" height="62"><br><b><i><big><big>To Reef Central</b></i></big></big>

I always hear it as Ha-Lide.

Rock Anemone

EDIT: Sheesh TouTouche.

 

[Sting]

How about "percula"?

pur-cue-LAH

per-CUE-lah

Haha this is a great thread- so I don't look like an idiot in the LFS haha!

 

[Darya]

Conch?

the correct pronounciation is: Con-K