How do you pronounce Pleiades?
Allan Tingey
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> How do you pronounce Pleiades?
I say Plee-a-dees. With the a sounding like a short u as in bud.
>
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Nick Zivanovic
Allan Tingey wrote in message <37272E98...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu>...
Paul S. Walsh
-Paul S. Walsh
Ruud Schmeitz
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> PLEE-uh-deez
>
really ??
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Ken Vonk
Ken
Allan Tingey <a...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu> wrote in message
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Dustin Smith
-Dustin
"Paul S. Walsh" wrote:
> PLAY-uh-deez
>
> -Paul S. Walsh
>
> Allan Tingey wrote in message <37272E98...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu>...
Capella
>
> I always thought it was 'plea-adds'. Who's right?
>
I have often heard it pronounced "play-ah-dees" and "plee-ah-dees"
myself.
Capella
ddouglas
... and down here in Texas we say Plaay-ahhh-daees :-) said very slowly.
(just kidding)
Chuck Hancock DMD
>
> How do you pronounce Pleiades?
Chuck
Chuck Hancock DMD
>
> No, it's pronounced "PLEE-uh-deez".
>
> -Dustin
>
> "Paul S. Walsh" wrote:
>
> > PLAY-uh-deez
Phillip Hosey
According to the pronounciation of ancient Greek that I have learned for use
in reading the original New Testament, the pronounciation would be 'PLAY -
ah - des'. The ending has a short 'e' sound and an 's', not a 'z' sound.
I'm not exactly sure on the accent being on the first syllable, but it just
'sounds' judging from the sound of other words. From what I understand
though, there are several different systems of pronouncing ancient Greek,
and since none of us lived back then, we can't know for sure, but I can say
the it is significantly different from modern Greek, despite the fact that
they use the same aphabet.
Phillip Hosey
LaGrange, GA
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Michael Richmann
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> Nick Zivanovic wrote:
> >
> > PLEE-uh-deez
> >
>
> really ??
Really.
Stephen Tonkin
>How do you pronounce Pleiades?
I pronounce it PLY-a-deez. Americans pronounce it differently.
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Thom Ahl wrote in message <3727E0D3...@gte.net>...
>How about: Suburu ;-)
Michael Rochfort
thought would know say "plea-ay-dees", with a long "a".
Allan Tingey wrote in message <37272E98...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu>...
Jeffrey892
Pronunciation: 'plE-a-"dEz, 'plA-, chiefly British 'plI-
Function: noun plural
Etymology: Latin, from Greek
1 : the seven daughters of Atlas turned into a group of stars in Greek
mythology
2 : a conspicuous cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus that includes
six stars in the form of a very small dipper
Jeff King
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Bob Howard
<a...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu> wrote:
>How do you pronounce Pleiades?
I can't believe this thread. Haven't any of you bozos heard of a
dictionary? Most, if not all, contain a pronunciation guide
immediately after the word itself. And guess what: Pleiades is
defined in most of them (the CD version of the American Heritage
Dictionary being a notable exception).
Talk about the dumbing down of America . . .
-- BH
Dennis Fenrick
Bob Howard wrote:
I'm sorry, my dictionary doesn't have 'dumbing' in it. Perhaps you
could upload the one you wrote.
Funny, the only guy that doesn't have an answer is the first one to
bitch about those who do.
And just to keep on topic.... I've heard several people say
PLAY-uh-deez.
Michael Rochfort
America.." in that typical yank style that ignores the rest of the world,
you might like to know that Americans do not have the exclusive right to
demand that other speakers of the language use the same, often "incorrect",
pronunciations.
I for one would not trust a US dictionary on matters of pronunciation. I
think the thread raises a valid point, and is also an interesting discussion
topic.
Greetings from Sydney, Australia!
Bob Howard wrote in message <3727bb10...@news.bewellnet.com>...
AndersonRM
<dfen...@telusplanet.net> writes:
>And just to keep on topic.... I've heard several people say
>PLAY-uh-deez.
Pleeeee a deeeez.
-Rich
Michael Rochfort
Is that pronounced "sooba-roo" or "soo-BAH-roo".? :-)
Thom Ahl <ti...@gte.net> wrote in message news:3727E0D3...@gte.net...
kh
>I have to disagree with you. Since you bring up "...the dumbing down of
>America.." in that typical yank style that ignores the rest of the world,
>you might like to know that Americans do not have the exclusive right to
>demand that other speakers of the language use the same, often "incorrect",
>pronunciations.
>
>I for one would not trust a US dictionary on matters of pronunciation. I
>think the thread raises a valid point, and is also an interesting discussion
>topic.
>
>Greetings from Sydney, Australia!
Hey Sydney,
Try the Oxford-English dictionary, would that do?
By the way, don't you folks in Austria speak German? ;-)
KH
Michael Rochfort
> By the way, don't you folks in Austria speak German? ;-)
Not quite, but check out http://www.ozramp.net.au/~senani/strine.htm to see
how we really speak!
Michael Rochfort
Volkswagens: http://members.netro.com.au/~michael/index.htm
Amateur Astronomy: http://members.netro.com.au/~michael/astro/astro.htm
>
> KH
Preston Justis
Thom Ahl wrote in message <3727E0D3...@gte.net>...
Duncan Adams
<s...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes>I pronounce it PLY-a-deez.
So do I, and I'm from the UK as well.
> Americans pronounce it differently.
That, and tomatoes, is why we only put up a token resistance to their
Declaration of Independence.
>
That's my bit of mischief done for this week :-)
Regards
Duncan Adams F.R.S.H.,A.I.B.M.S.,A.F.A.
http://www.hafod.demon.co.uk
Phillip Hosey
>
>> Americans pronounce it differently.
>
>That, and tomatoes, is why we only put up a token resistance to their
>Declaration of Independence.
>>
>That's my bit of mischief done for this week :-)
Ok, Ok, enough of the American bashing, I get enough of that in the alt.war
newsgroup.
Capella
>
> In article <IuChv$AlT3J3Ew$3...@aegis1.demon.co.uk>, Stephen Tonkin
> <s...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
> >Allan Tingey <a...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu> wrote:
> >>How do you pronounce Pleiades?
> >
> >I pronounce it PLY-a-deez.
>
> So do I, and I'm from the UK as well.
>
>
> That, and tomatoes, is why we only put up a token resistance to their
> Declaration of Independence.
> >
> That's my bit of mischief done for this week :-)
I thought you guys still referred to our country as "the colonies." :^)
Capella
Phillip Hosey
kh wrote in message <372b2d06...@news.mindspring.com>...
>"Michael Rochfort" <mic...@isd.cs.nsw.gov.au> wrote:
>
>>I have to disagree with you. Since you bring up "...the dumbing down of
>>America.." in that typical yank style that ignores the rest of the world,
>>you might like to know that Americans do not have the exclusive right to
>>demand that other speakers of the language use the same, often
"incorrect",
>>pronunciations.
>>
>>I for one would not trust a US dictionary on matters of pronunciation. I
>>think the thread raises a valid point, and is also an interesting
discussion
>>topic.
Ok, here's the thing... Pleiades is a GREEK word, not an English word, so
why not use the original Greek pronounciation? There are several accepted
pronounciations of ancient Greek, I draw upon the one used in Biblical
Greek, which would have 'Pleiades' pronounced 'PLAY-ah-des' with a short 'e'
sound and an 's', not a 'z' sound on the end. I suppose this could be
slightly different depending who you learned your Greek from. You could
also argue using modern Greek, but that is pronounced way different than
ancient Greek, and since 'Pleiades' was named in ancient times, ancient
Greek seems more appropriate. Maybe the IAU should have a pronounciation
standard as well.
john
<a...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu> writes
>How do you pronounce Pleiades?
--
John.
Capella
"said-day-eye-elp" for those who are dislexic.
Capella
Chuck Hancock DMD
Duncan Adams
proxy.airnews.net>, Capella <Roc...@Audiotel.com> writes
>Duncan Adams wrote:
>>
>> In article <IuChv$AlT3J3Ew$3...@aegis1.demon.co.uk>, Stephen Tonkin
>> <s...@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>> >Allan Tingey <a...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu> wrote:
>> >
>>
>> So do I, and I'm from the UK as well.
>>
>> > Americans pronounce it differently.
>>
>> That, and tomatoes, is why we only put up a token resistance to their
>> Declaration of Independence.
>> >
>> That's my bit of mischief done for this week :-)
>
>I thought you guys still referred to our country as "the colonies." :^)
Interestingly, seriously, and completely off-topic, I used to think that
'gotten' as the past participle of the verb 'to get' was a horrible
Americanism. Then an English University professor told me that in fact
it was the English spoken in England when the Pilgrim Fathers set out,
and in actual fact it was the English that was the variant, not the
American.
So, we're not completely perfect.
Chip Zempel
<6F635835EBE00FA5.DB628D0B...@library-proxy.airnews.ne
t>, Capella <Roc...@Audiotel.com> wrote:
>john wrote:
>>
>> In article <37272E98...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu>, Allan Tingey
>> <a...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu> writes
>> >How do you pronounce Pleiades?
>> I was brought up to pronounce it Sevensisters.
>> --
>> John.
>
>
> "said-day-eye-elp" for those who are dislexic.
>
>
> Capella
How about "ee-uh-dees-play?"
(in Ig-Pay atin-Lay.)
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Hey Guys,
Well in my yard we say PLAY-A-DEE-ESS
a
David K Clark
>
> In article <37272E98...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu>, Allan Tingey
> <a...@ibis.genetics.utah.edu> writes
> >How do you pronounce Pleiades?
> I was brought up to pronounce it Sevensisters.
> --
> John.
It is also known as 'Subaru' in Japan!
SOOO BA ROOOOOO!
Dave Clark
Mark Johnson
PLEE-uh-deez
http://www.starstuff.com/Pro-police.htm
Mark
joey smith
Preston Justis wrote:
> That's how they pronounce it in Japan. :) :)
>
> Thom Ahl wrote in message <3727E0D3...@gte.net>...
> >How about: Suburu ;-)
> >
> >Allan Tingey wrote:
> >>
BillTHYS
>
>Is that pronounced "sooba-roo" or "soo-BAH-roo".? :-)
>
Neither, actually ... I work for a Japanese company, and discuss Astronomy with
some of the Japanese nationals working there from time to time, and they
pronounce it, most emphatically...
PREE-uh-deez
Sorry, couldn't help it! :*)
Birr
DAVID DEMING
it was the Little Dipper. I corrected her,
to which she replied," Well, it was recently
renamed." I replied " I don't think so, mam, it's mentioned in two books
of the
Old Testament as the Pleiades."
Dave