Pronunciation of Biological Latin

Posted by CptvBrdr on March 08, 2001 at 20:19:31:

With the recent questions about the pronunciation of Elaphe, I though I'd post a couple of sites that address te topic for those who are interested.
There are two basic ways to pronounce taxonomic names, classical latin, and the english pronunciation which also has quite a bit of variation.
In my opinion, there is no official "right" way to pronounce latin, and for the sake of easy understanding I just pronounce the names the way the people I am normally around pronounce them.
The rules on these sites may help when you encounter a new name.

http://fishgeeks.com/faqs/scientific-names.html
http://www.saltspring.com/capewest/pron.htm

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: With the recent questions about the pronunciation of Elaphe, I though I'd post a couple of sites that address te topic for those who are interested. : There are two basic ways to pronounce taxonomic names, classical latin, and the english pronunciation which also has quite a bit of variation. : In my opinion, there is no official "right" way to pronounce latin, and for the sake of easy understanding I just pronounce the names the way the people I am normally around pronounce them. : The rules on these sites may help when you encounter a new name. : http://fishgeeks.com/faqs/scientific-names.html : http://www.saltspring.com/capewest/pron.htm

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