RE: NANFA-- Esox Pronounciation

Chip Rinehart (crin_at_glassmaster.com)
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 14:08:50 -0400

Geez...I can't spell either *pronounced

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chip Rinehart
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 2:08 PM
> To: 'nanfa_at_aquaria.net'
> Subject: RE: NANFA-- Esox Pronounciation
>
> 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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