tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post4198912703712714090..comments2024-03-25T08:49:09.362-04:00Comments on heirloom gardener: Pronouncing Latin Plant NamesJulia Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251841342644205906noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-89850919681284684142008-03-02T11:26:00.000-05:002008-03-02T11:26:00.000-05:00I am afraid latin names for plants is not one of m...I am afraid latin names for plants is not one of my strengths using or remembering so all kudos to you for getting as far as you do <BR/>stevethepowerguideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043772925488690607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-60511417175649552292008-03-01T10:32:00.000-05:002008-03-01T10:32:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting that website! When people quest...Thanks for posting that website! When people question me about the way I pronounced something I just tell them that's the way to say it with a heavy Long Island accent ;-)Melanie Chopayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985844123815086844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-61442121948231855512008-02-29T18:33:00.000-05:002008-02-29T18:33:00.000-05:00How awesome! Thank you for the pronunciation guide...How awesome! Thank you for the pronunciation guide it's just what I need. I have a sister who always uses botanical Latin so perhaps I can use some upon her this summer :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-39921914194801342582008-02-29T10:43:00.000-05:002008-02-29T10:43:00.000-05:00I have my own dialect of Botanical Latin - sort of...I have my own dialect of Botanical Latin - sort of a cross between Church Latin & scientific Latin, with my own personal preferences thrown in. (I try not to take myself too seriously.) However, I do strive to prounounce correctly those plants that are named for people. (I hate having my name misprounounced.) I have to make an exception for Forsythia, unfortunately, because nobody calls it for-SIGH-theea.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-41960581735040703942008-02-29T07:53:00.000-05:002008-02-29T07:53:00.000-05:00Great idea. Sometimes having only read the names ...Great idea. Sometimes having only read the names with no helping guides to saying them leads to embarrassing moments when you are corrected by one more knowledgable while having an otherwise pleasant plant conversation.<BR/><BR/>Frances at Faire GardenFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-43289173722981099532008-02-29T01:05:00.000-05:002008-02-29T01:05:00.000-05:00I posted that I need the info and do they have it ...I posted that I need the info and do they have it in southern--:) We speak with several more syllables down here. I'll go if you pick me up and drop me off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-1180448728119289042008-02-29T01:03:00.000-05:002008-02-29T01:03:00.000-05:00I need that class badly. Can you imagine how our s...I need that class badly. Can you imagine how our southern language struggles with those correct pronunciations? Will you pick me up and drop me off? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com