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I've always pronounced "Ceanothus" as "Key-An-Oh-Thus", with the
emphasis on the "An". Is this correct, or am I completely wrong (does it have a soft C for example). My neighbour pronounces "Cotoneaster" as "Cott-On-Ee-Aster" (Emphasis on the "Ee") whereas I have always thought of it as if it were the two words "Cotton-Easter" - is he right and me wrong again? :-) Bob |
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"Bob" wrote in message om... I've always pronounced "Ceanothus" as "Key-An-Oh-Thus", with the emphasis on the "An". Is this correct, or am I completely wrong (does it have a soft C for example). My neighbour pronounces "Cotoneaster" as "Cott-On-Ee-Aster" (Emphasis on the "Ee") whereas I have always thought of it as if it were the two words "Cotton-Easter" - is he right and me wrong again? :-) Bob My votes a "see an O thus" "cotto NEE aster" pk |
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"Bob" wrote in message
om... I've always pronounced "Ceanothus" as "Key-An-Oh-Thus", with the emphasis on the "An". Is this correct, or am I completely wrong (does it have a soft C for example). My neighbour pronounces "Cotoneaster" as "Cott-On-Ee-Aster" (Emphasis on the "Ee") whereas I have always thought of it as if it were the two words "Cotton-Easter" - is he right and me wrong again? :-) Bob From The Collingridge Dictionary of Plant Names Ceanothus - kee-a-no-thus Cheers Nick |
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"Bob" wrote in message
om... I've always pronounced "Ceanothus" as "Key-An-Oh-Thus", with the emphasis on the "An". Is this correct, or am I completely wrong (does it have a soft C for example). My neighbour pronounces "Cotoneaster" as "Cott-On-Ee-Aster" (Emphasis on the "Ee") whereas I have always thought of it as if it were the two words "Cotton-Easter" - is he right and me wrong again? :-) Bob Sorry missed the second one Again from The Collingridge Dictionary of Plant Names Cotoneaster - ko-ton-ee-a-ster Cheers Nick |
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"sacha" wrote in message after another Bob: I've always pronounced "Ceanothus" as "Key-An-Oh-Thus", with the emphasis on the "An". Is this correct, or am I completely wrong (does it have a soft C for example). kee-a-no-thus (a hard c, it's Latin ) My neighbour pronounces "Cotoneaster" as "Cott-On-Ee-Aster" (Emphasis on the "Ee") whereas I have always thought of it as if it were the two words "Cotton-Easter" - is he right and me wrong again? :-) ko-ton-ee-a-ster. .. Take Kniphofia. We pronounce it "Niphoffia" but friends of ours pronounce it "Nyefofia" nee-fof-ee-a - I say CLEMatis and Ray says CleMAYtis - klem-a-tis we say Daylia, friends say Dalia dah-lee-a all from The Collingridge Dictionary of Plant Names written by Allen.J ..Coombes ex Head of Latin at Eton. He's sorted out many a dispute in our household. :-) He says in his introduction that it all depends on where the name came from, i.e. if it's from a town, person etc then it's pronounced that way if it's from the Latin then it should be pronounced the Latin way, i.e. all "C's" are hard as in cat. Now try... Coelogyne :-) (p.s. it's an Orchid family) -- Regards Bob Use a useful Screen Saver... http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and find intelligent life amongst the stars, there's bugger all down here. |
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"Sue & Bob Hobden" wrote in message
... (with some edits): all from The Collingridge Dictionary of Plant Names written by Allen.J .Coombes ex Head of Latin at Eton. He's sorted out many a dispute in our household. :-) He says in his introduction that it all depends on where the name came from, i.e. if it's from a town, person etc then it's pronounced that way if it's from the Latin then it should be pronounced the Latin way, i.e. all "C's" are hard as in cat. Is there really 'correct' pronunciation ? More common pronunciation maybe. For grass I say gr'arse, others say gr'ass. And being a southerner, I know gr'arse is the 'correct' pronunctiation ) It's the joy of accents IMO. But then my mother always wanted me to have elocution lessons; dropped aitches are the real sin you know ... Diane PS. For the record, it's clem-a-tis, red hot poker, and those evergreen plants with lots of berries on it but without the prickles, got one in the garden, you know, birds love it... |
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"Sue & Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... .Coombes ex Head of Latin at Eton. He's sorted out many a dispute in our household. :-) He says in his introduction that it all depends on where the name came from, i.e. if it's from a town, person etc then it's pronounced that way if it's from the Latin then it should be pronounced the Latin way, i.e. all "C's" are hard as in cat. Now try... Coelogyne :-) (p.s. it's an Orchid family) -- Regards Bob Trouble is we live in a country where even comman words are not prounaunced the same all over, growing up in the south I say water with an r (warter) but most people I come across from further up would argue there is no r so it should rhyme with cat. The result is when ever I turn up to do a talk on Clematis I can be sure it will be the first question I am asked, how do YOU say it. A word derived from the Greek written in Latin, spoken in English (with possible a regional accent) I seldom dare venture an opinion :~) -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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wrote: "Sue & Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... (with some edits): all from The Collingridge Dictionary of Plant Names written by Allen.J .Coombes ex Head of Latin at Eton. He's sorted out many a dispute in our household. :-) He says in his introduction that it all depends on where the name came from, i.e. if it's from a town, person etc then it's pronounced that way if it's from the Latin then it should be pronounced the Latin way, i.e. all "C's" are hard as in cat. snip - and he says: Kis-tus (from greek)- *but* comforting, A.T.Johnson in "Plant names simplified" says sis-tus!In Sweden we use the principle (some of us ;-) that in latin plante-names the C in front of a soft vowel (e,i,y) is pronounciated soft like s, and before a hard vowel(a,o,u) we use the hard k. Such as sistus and kotoneaster. But I have experienced that latin (that is, it is often greek ;-) is very different from contry to country in it's pronounciation - but very handy to use reading catalouges and botany-litterature abroad. Cheers vera -- VERA GADE NORRKOPING VERA @GADE.SE |
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Or spelt by the looks of it!
:-) "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ... snip Trouble is we live in a country where even comman words are not prounaunced the same all over, growing up in the south I say water with an r (warter) |
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I've always pronounced "Ceanothus" as "Key-An-Oh-Thus", with the emphasis on the "An". Is this correct, or am I completely wrong (does it have a soft C for example). My neighbour pronounces "Cotoneaster" as "Cott-On-Ee-Aster" (Emphasis on the "Ee") whereas I have always thought of it as if it were the two words "Cotton-Easter" - is he right and me wrong again? :-) My old latin teacher used to say it didn't matter how you pronounced it as it is a dead language so as long as it is written correctly we were fine!! That said "c'tony aster" and "key a noh thus" Jay |
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snip My old latin teacher used to say it didn't matter how you pronounced it
as it is a dead language so as long as it is written correctly we were fine!! snip Jay Or at another angle: "Oh, come with old Khayyam, and leave the Wise To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies; One thing is certain, and the rest is Lies; The Flower that once has blown for ever dies". (In Swedish we have a translation like this: I try to write it back in English). Let the wise men talk and lay down in the scent of roses, in the smiling sun One thing is certain, that life flies The flower that once has blown for ever dies. Vera -- VERA GADE NORRKOPING VERA @GADE.SE |
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"Vera Gade" wrote in message ... .. But I have experienced that latin (that is, it is often greek ;-) is very different from contry to country in it's pronounciation - but very handy to use reading catalouges and botany-litterature abroad. Cheers vera The good news is there aren't too many native speakers of botanic latigreek to flame us. Rod |
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In article , Sue & Bob Hobden
writes Now try... Coelogyne :-) That's the one my mother always called 'colly ogny' -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/garden/ |
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I've missed many posts on this topic for some reason, but I remember hearing on
a TV programme very many years ago that K's were pronounced at the beginning of words such as knife, knowledge, etc. up till the 17 or 1800's. Languages change and vary from region to region, even within the same country. A French teacher of mine once told me how she (English) had to translate so that two French teachers could communicate because their regional accents made it impossible for them to understand each other. With regard to Latin and Greek names, it has to be remembered that Latin in the form used for scientific names and terms is pronounced differently the world over. It is a 'dead' language with no definitive root that can be refered to. Latin and Greek used by us in the naming of plants is not the same as the Italian and Greek spoken today. I think it's worth thinking of Latin/Greek as being like French, when spoken by a range of nationalities serving in the French Foreign Legion. No doubt Latin was no different, with a tremendous range of pronounciations for each word within the language, all depending on where each person came from within (or indeed without) the Roman empire. Of course, that doesn't touch on cultivars, which are pronounced depending on the nationality of the person they are named after, and are usually mis-pronounced. Alas, a true can of worms I fear. Dave. |
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