02-05-2005, 05:07 PM
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On 2/5/05 16:05, in article , "Rodger
Whitlock" wrote:
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.
Sounds quite rude. ;-)
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Sacha
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