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Pronouncing latin names of Parrots correctly

To: Dave Torr <>, Terry Bishop <>
Subject: Pronouncing latin names of Parrots correctly
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:38:15 +1100
I think most birders would accept as "correct" the pronunciation that would 
make the least number of people raise their eybrows.

Peter Shute

-----Original Message-----
From:  
 On Behalf Of Dave Torr
Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2009 9:06 AM
To: Terry Bishop
Cc: Birding Australia
Subject: Pronouncing latin names of Parrots correctly

Interesting that we seem to expect there to be one "correct" pronunciation for 
Latin - yet Latin was spoken over a large area and I am sure that - like most 
modern languages - there would have been regional variations in pronunciation.

2009/12/10 Terry Bishop <>

> A lot depends on what state you come from. Each state has their own
> pronunciations on certain vowels in particular. It is easy to detect a
> Victorian who has just moved to Qld or a South Aussie. I say "tom-art-o"
> you
> say "tom-ato"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Syd Curtis
> Sent: Wednesday, 9 December 2009 7:05 PM
> To: John Graff; ; Birding-Aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Pronouncing latin names of Parrots
> correctly
>
>
> Apologies in  advance for this bit of frivolity.  And not even a parrot.
> :-(
>
>                "Gerygone"
>
> Surely the "Australian" pronunciation should be "Jerry gone"?
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Syd
>
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