On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:06:25 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Bad attempt obviously - KnifOefia, NIFFoffia, KNIfoffia, NipOffia or
KnipoffEEa are all variants I've heard.

Add nifoffia to your Little List.

kn=n, i=i, ph=f, ofia=offia

I imagine Herr (or Frau?) Kniphof (or Kniphoff?), after whom the genus
is named, basked in the pronunciation Nip-hoff.


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