RE: NANFA-- Esox Pronounciation

Chip Rinehart (crin_at_glassmaster.com)
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 14:07:55 -0400

I've always been told that scientific names are pronouncede with long vowel
sounds. I'm not sure if this is correct but its what I try to do.
Chip

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ty Hall [SMTP:tyhall_at_mia.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:25 PM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: NANFA-- Esox Pronounciation
>
> Alright, silly question.
>
> How do you pronounce Esox?
>
> I have always pronounced the E like in Ecuador, but I was speaking to
> someone
> yesterday and they used a long EEE sound. It actually took me several
> minutes
> to realize what they were saying. Mispronounciation is a pet peave of
> mine,
> so I just wanted to see what the concensus was.
>
> Ty
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