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How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded.....
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So here it is. I find that I am not very good at correctly pronouncing the scientific names (or otherwise) of plants (particularly ethno/entheos). Its kind of shameful, but I think most of us could admit to butchering a name over and over. So lets ask, and maybe we can get some answers and avoid feeling like dumbasses on the event that someone call us out.

So what names are you guessing at, how do you pronounce it, and why is it that I get confused with phonics lol?

EG


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: ethnoguy]
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Well if you don't want to sound like an idiot, i'd say google would be your primary source of intelligence in this case RESEARCH

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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: Poppygod]
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Heres a few common ones.. I think they are right, correct me if they arent..

Psilocybe - sila-sibe
(T.) terschekii - ter-sheki,i
(T.) pachanoi - pak-an,oi
(T.) bridgesii - bridg-esi,i
Lophophora williamsii - lo-fofo,ra will,yam-see
Saguaro - su,wa-ro

Lol stupid latin....


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: scruffymafia]
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Here you go.


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: plainswalker]
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Great link man :rockon:


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: scruffymafia]
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I thought that the way to pronounce gyms was

gym-no-pile-us

But I think it may actually be

gym-nop-uh-liss


EDIT:  Just read the link.  I guess it's gym-no-pile-us lol

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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: truffleupagus]
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I pronounce it:

Gym-no-pile-us too, i think gym-nop-illus is an americanism


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: scruffymafia]
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scruffymafia said:
Heres a few common ones.. I think they are right, correct me if they arent..

Psilocybe - sila-sibe
(T.) terschekii - ter-sheki,i
(T.) pachanoi - pak-an,oi
(T.) bridgesii - bridg-esi,i
Lophophora williamsii - lo-fofo,ra will,yam-see
Saguaro - su,wa-ro

Lol stupid latin....


that sounds like "funny" English to me (NZ/OZ/UK)



MUWAHAHA!!!


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: haymaker]
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I think that's a good rule of thumb to just pronounce things how it feels comfortable to you.  But I think there are exceptions too.

For example, I always said caapi as cappy.  I was recently at a gathering where thedudenj pronounced it as cape-ee.  Cape-ee clearly makes more sense in this case.  If it was pronounced as cappy then it should have two  p's not two a's.

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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: truffleupagus]
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i have no problem with that...but my native language is a latin-based one, so that must have a lot to do with it.

if you find a link with a general pronunciation rule you can use that...the speaking what feels confortable thing is a good rule, but you must understand that every language has it's aesthetics..

I always pronounced caapi as kaa-pee though..


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: brshroomer]
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For caapi I pronounce - caa-pee.

It is easier to pronouce correctly when your first language comes from latin itself.

Most anglo-saxon languaged people don´t realize that in latin letters like 'i' have the sound of 'ee' like in speed. And other details like these.


FH

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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: scruffymafia]
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Quote:
Psilocybe - sila-sibe


I pronounce it sigh-lah-si-bee

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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
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Silo-sibe
Silo-sibe-in

has always looked/sounded right to me.


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: layzdapipe]
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layzdapipe said:
Silo-sibe
Silo-sibe-in

has always looked/sounded right to me.


same for me.

and baeocystin - bay-oh-sis-tin. although with that one i can see why it might be pronounced - bow-sis-tin


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: haymaker]
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Actually its more like 'pseelo-ceebe'.


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: haymaker]
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haymaker said:
layzdapipe said:
Silo-sibe
Silo-sibe-in

has always looked/sounded right to me.


same for me.


ditto.

lop-hop-hor-a

anything with a double ii at the end, i pronounce ee-i


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: Dr. uarewotueat]
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Quote:
HOW TO PRONOUNCE BOTANICAL NAMES

Many people are confused about the "correct" way to pronounce botanical names. Often people are insecure about this, and worry that they will "look stupid" if the get the name "wrong".

Relax! The good news is there is NO "correct" way to pronounce them!


Psilocybe = pih-sai-lok-yibby :awesome:

Lophophora = lo-pee-hoe-pee-whore-aye :awesome::awesome:


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: scruffymafia]
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Quote:
lo-pee-hoe-pee-whore-aye


lulz :hehehe:


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: Dr. uarewotueat]
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lō-fof′ŏ-ră will-yăm′sē-ī

how the hell do you say sē-ī?


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Re: How to pronounce ethno names and not look retarded..... [Re: highdroponics]
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like zee-i or see-i

that was the double "ii" thing i was trying to explain lol


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