Species pronunciation (1 Viewer)

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davercox said:

Sorry to sidetrack this thread but ... There is a perfectly good reason for 'chaylee' etc. Latin in sacred choral music is always pronounced in the manner of 'Church Latin', for which the basic rule is 'get as close to Italian as you can'.

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As a music fan I actually appreciate the info. "Chaylee" always had a ring to it for me. Thx for the share. I agree with pshute though, the "Ch" part is silent.

I've always advocated that scientific names are all about communication, not language (per se).
I once had an interesting conversation with an Austrian friend while walking in a wood (I think) in the Czech Republic. We were discussing a group of moth with case bearing larvae. We Brits call them Scichiday whereas he called them Pesoochidi - we both knew we were talking about the Psychidae!

honeym said:

Psychidae!

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'Syke-' as in Psychology