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Ha, great thread. I've read so much about fish, but because I haven't really talked about them too much, so I have no idea how to pronounce half of the ones I'm interested in.
Malawi? (Malaw-E or Malaw-I ? I've heard both before...)
Tanganyika?
Acei?
Is Badis Badis pronounced "Badi Badi" ?
BOTia or BOtia ?
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02-20-2005, 12:53 AM
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Acei = ay sigh
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02-20-2005, 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DanW0007
Malawi? (Malaw-E or Malaw-I ? I've heard both before...)
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'Mah-lau-ee'
'Tang-ann-yeeka'
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Is Badis Badis pronounced "Badi Badi" ?
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Nope....'Bad-iss'.
'Bo-tee-ah'
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03-04-2005, 01:11 PM
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aponogeton?
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03-04-2005, 03:06 PM
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Acei is pronounced ay sigh? The guy at the lfs pronounced it A-see-eye. Or is that the same thing?
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03-04-2005, 03:22 PM
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ah-poh-no-JEE-tun
and I say A-see-eye, with three syllables and not two.
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03-04-2005, 04:52 PM
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Thanks TG. I am calling the lfs to order a couple for our 150 and I didn't want to sound like an idiot or have to spell it out to the guy.
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03-04-2005, 05:57 PM
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Don't worry, FF, half the time the LFS folks don't know how to pronounce it either, so they'll be very impressed with you. 
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03-23-2005, 08:46 PM
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i once asked a guy at a lps if they ever got in killi-fish and he showed me the khuli loaches, i laughed and said ok thanks.
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03-25-2005, 12:17 PM
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hahaha...this is such a good thread....id like to add something eventhough is not related to pronunciation but it kinda belongs here....
bacterIUM= 1 ( yeah...just one single organism)
bacterIA = more than one
the rest of the thread i just dont know since english is not my first language...maybe thats why the guy at the lfs is always staring at me (looking kinda confused) and then after a few seconds i get the usual: "sorry dear...what is it that u want again?" haha...
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04-02-2005, 10:28 PM
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Anabantoidei?
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04-11-2005, 12:50 PM
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AN-uh-BAN-toy-dee-EYE
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04-11-2005, 08:12 PM
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Dojo - Doh-joe?
danio - dan-ee-o or dan-o like Hawaii 5-0?
How about gonopodium?
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04-16-2005, 05:30 PM
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You're right on Dojo, as far as I know...Danio I've always pronounced Dan-eeh-oh...I doubt it's Dan-O...only other possibility is Don-eeh-oh.
As for gonopodium...I've always pronounced it gone-oh-podium
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04-17-2005, 12:18 PM
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Correct.
Danio is DAN-e-oh.
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04-18-2005, 02:28 AM
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Dan-e-o as three syllables? I have always said dan-yo 2 syllables. Are people laughing at me behind my back?
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Danio is three syllables, like Romeo. If you say it quickly, though, it could sound like Dan-yo, so no matter.
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04-18-2005, 03:41 PM
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Oh-key-do-key-oh  
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04-18-2005, 08:50 PM
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Your welcom-oh
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04-20-2005, 11:14 PM
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black shark?
no jk
celebes
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