Re: paleonet Latin (written/pronounced)

[Peter Smolka <smolka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Judith Harris wrote:
> 
> Just pronounce it in a way that satisfies yourself. The written word is the
> stable part here. If you like the spoken word, I do, then satisfy yourself
> with what makes sense to say. I think that I will take up Arkeeo terix in
> the saying, not in the writing.

Very nice and pragmatical suggestion (positively meant).
> 
> Judith Harris

( ... )
> 
> named in honour of somebody, and that name is mispronounced. A
> particular example is the extant plant genus Fuchsia, named after
> an eminent German botanist, and which in England (at least) is
> pronounced "Fyu-sha" sinply because it just not done to pronounce
> the German Fuchs in public. What!

I would think that "Fuchsia" comes from "Fuchs". This means (in German)
"fox" (the dog-like, but not in the sense of paleontology, animal).

So: Just think of "foxia" with a little more "u" (in the sense of the
"ou" in "you") and you are fine.

> in favour of a correct standard. Maybe we should resign ourselves
> to ensuring that the names always appear on the Powerpoint
> screen. That way, no matter how wayward our attempts at Latin

( ... )

Very practical.
 
> Duncan McLean

Best regards, Peter

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