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Anthony Darby

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Re: Latin names and how we say them
« Reply #75 on: December 04, 2008, 03:50:49 PM »
I say "sess pit osa" just through habit, although, being of Latin rather than Greek origin it should be 'K' and then 'eye'. In singing I pronounce 'Coelos' as 'Chellos', but other countries have 'sellos'.

BTW anyone know the origin of the quote "the curtains were drawn, everthing else was real", or is it a misquote from "The curious incident of the dog in the night-time"?
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Re: Latin names and how we say them
« Reply #76 on: December 04, 2008, 04:08:25 PM »
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Re: Latin names and how we say them
« Reply #77 on: December 04, 2008, 07:11:26 PM »
Interesting! This thread also reminded me of some words that i didnt knew how to pronounce, the same way as caespitose, such as caesia, coelogyne, coelia, etc... But i had spoked to my teacher and he told me that they are spelled this way: cehsia (like caesar is the latin name for cesar), celogine and celia. Latin is such a strange language.. hehe  ;D
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Re: Latin names and how we say them
« Reply #78 on: December 04, 2008, 11:47:48 PM »
Interesting! This thread also reminded me of some words that i didnt knew how to pronounce, the same way as caespitose, such as caesia, coelogyne, coelia, etc... But i had spoked to my teacher and he told me that they are spelled this way: cehsia (like caesar is the latin name for cesar), celogine and celia. Latin is such a strange language.. hehe  ;D

Funny you should mention Caesar..... I certainly don't say K-eye-sar, but say see=sar. At least now I know  (who said Latin was a funny language) what caespitosa means. ;D
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Re: Latin names and how we say them
« Reply #79 on: December 05, 2008, 10:48:01 AM »
Funny you should mention Caesar..... I certainly don't say K-eye-sar, but say see=sar.

Yes Anthony, you are right, Caespitose, Caesia and Caesar (sehs-pi-tose, seh-sia and seh-zar in portuguese) are all pronounced the same way. So I guess you shall pronounce the first two the same way you say Cesar in English.

Caesia comes from Caesius (that means coppery-blue in latin). Although they look very similar words, i guess Caesia and Caesar arnt related  :P
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Re: Latin names and how we say them
« Reply #80 on: December 05, 2008, 03:40:31 PM »
By analogy with Caesar, which most native English speakers do not pronounce Kaiser, I would incline towards 'See-spitosa'. Fortunately I don't grow it so I never have to say its name.
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Re: Latin names and how we say them
« Reply #81 on: December 05, 2008, 03:52:58 PM »
Fortunately I don't grow it so I never have to say its name.
Now, Gerry, that IS cheating!!  ;D
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Re: Latin names and how we say them
« Reply #82 on: December 05, 2008, 05:30:13 PM »
This chat reminds me of someone who says Aquilegia as a-quil-ea
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Re: Latin names and how we say them
« Reply #83 on: December 05, 2008, 06:12:02 PM »
Interesting sugestion, Michael. Hail Seas-pit-oser!
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