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02-09-2005, 01:40 PM
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Pronunciations. . .
I have seen a few times when people would like to know how to pronounce something like scientific names of fish and what not. I thought it might be kina neat to have a thread dedicated to that. I alway see words that I have no idea how to say, so I just don't say them. Good idea or bad?
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02-09-2005, 01:50 PM
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[acronym:befcc01b67="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:befcc01b67] has a sticky of pronunciations, we could do the same.
cichlid = sick lid
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02-09-2005, 02:13 PM
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betta = beda
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02-09-2005, 03:36 PM
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shouldn't Betta = bay-da. Thats how I say it.
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9 L. Cearuleus
5 C. Moorii
4 P. Acei
2 N. Venustus
2 I. Sprengerae
1 unidentified Mbuna
1 Peacock with a slightly deformed tail.
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02-09-2005, 04:19 PM
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shouldn't Betta = bay-da. Thats how I say it.
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Nope! Despite that fact that "bay-da" seems to be the way 99% of people pronounce it, the proper way is actually "bed-a", as RogerMcAllen said... |
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02-09-2005, 04:21 PM
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OK I'll try to correct my speach, but its going to be hard 
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Dance as if no one were watching
Sing as if no one were listening
Live each day as if it were your last
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Ray
90 [acronym:338d0a84ee="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:338d0a84ee]
9 L. Cearuleus
5 C. Moorii
4 P. Acei
2 N. Venustus
2 I. Sprengerae
1 unidentified Mbuna
1 Peacock with a slightly deformed tail.
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02-09-2005, 04:58 PM
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tetra = teh trah
*The simplier the betta!*
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02-09-2005, 05:16 PM
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is it Mbuna = um boo na
or Mbuna = ma boo na
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Dance as if no one were watching
Sing as if no one were listening
Live each day as if it were your last
Irish Proverb
Ray
90 [acronym:338d0a84ee="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:338d0a84ee]
9 L. Cearuleus
5 C. Moorii
4 P. Acei
2 N. Venustus
2 I. Sprengerae
1 unidentified Mbuna
1 Peacock with a slightly deformed tail.
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02-09-2005, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by xray
is it Mbuna = um boo na
or Mbuna = ma boo na
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I believe, in the original tongue, that the former is correct, but the latter is most commonly used in North America.
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02-10-2005, 12:32 AM
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if Mbuna is in the language of swahili then every letter is pronounced
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