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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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"dae" pronounced as /di:/?

  

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NL888 Is "dae" pronounced as /di:/? You will find biologists with other ideas, but usually yes. Some scientific names are among the more variable of pronunciations, because few people actually say them; most communication is in written form.

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NL888Is "dae" pronounced as /di:/?
You will find biologists with other ideas, but usually yes. Some scientific names are among the more variable of pronunciations, because few people actually say them; most communication is in written form. Here are a few that I happen to be wrestling with at the moment:

Eremomela
Alethe
Nic