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Old 05/20/2007, 07:07 PM
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how to pronounce chaeto?

Is it like cheeto or what???
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Old 05/20/2007, 07:19 PM
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cheeto is a snack food sorry i couldnt resist it, please dont take it the wrong way.

ch A toe, hope that helps, have a great night.
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Old 05/20/2007, 07:21 PM
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I believe it is keeto (at least that's how I pronounce it)
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Old 05/20/2007, 07:35 PM
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I pronounce it "kay-toe." One of us has to be close to correct. :-) The question is...who???

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Old 05/21/2007, 12:11 AM
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I guess it is ki-toe.
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Old 05/21/2007, 12:12 AM
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ch-A-toe
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Old 05/22/2007, 01:23 PM
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*grin* I've heard both. It's kind of like cichlid. I use keeto now.
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Old 05/22/2007, 02:45 PM
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I pronounce it ch-A-toe, but I don't know if it is correct.
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Old 05/22/2007, 04:52 PM
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There is more than one way to pronounce cichlid? sick lid
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Old 05/22/2007, 05:26 PM
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I've heard cichlid pronounced as chicklid.

For a Latin pronunciation key, check out page four of this document. From that key it looks like chaeto should be pronounced keetoh.
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Old 05/23/2007, 11:26 AM
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When I did latin at school, I was taught 'ae' is pronounced like 'eye'. Hence the modern German title of 'Kaiser' is the actual pronunciation of its origin, 'Caesar'.

So.... ch-eye-toe.
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Old 05/24/2007, 08:06 AM
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ch-eye-toe just sounds better doesn't it? I guess it really doesn't matter how you pronounce it just as long as the person your speaking to understands what your talking about. cycloplezze is another one I have issues with pronouncing.
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Old 05/24/2007, 11:30 PM
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Then again, in modern English, as in encyclopaedia, paediatric or caesar (seezar), the ae is often just commonly pronounced as if it was just a standard double ee instead.
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Old 05/26/2007, 11:04 AM
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I also pronounce it Ch-eye-toe (however I have no idea if it's correct). Why can't the come up with simpler names...

I propose... Afro-algae

Aptasia is another one I struggled with until I realized it was the same as the flower.
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Old 05/26/2007, 12:55 PM
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Aptasia is another one I struggled with until I realized it was the same as the flower.
What flower? It wouldn't surprise me if there was an alternate pronunciation, but everyone I've ever heard speak the word aiptasia aloud says "ap-tay-zhia."

FWIW, I vote kee-toe as well.
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Old 05/26/2007, 04:31 PM
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"http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/aiptasia/aiptasia.htm"


"In case you don’t know the animal anemones from the look-alike flowers they’re named after, some science regarding anemones period and then on to ways to rid your system of Aiptasia."

When I read it I thought "oh yeah, my mom has some of those planted... so that's how it's pronounced." and everything was right in the world... until now.

But you know what? I'll be darned if I can find a single other reference on google or a picture of this "flower" it was suposedly named after.

guess it goes to show believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see.
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Old 05/26/2007, 08:53 PM
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everything was right in the world... until now.
Sorry about that - I often have that effect on people.
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Old 05/28/2007, 07:56 PM
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it's "kee-toe".

the "ch" is pronounced with a "k", and when the "ae" is used together, the "a" is silent, only hearing the "e" sound.
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Old 07/07/2007, 03:30 PM
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it's "kee-toe".
Yes, it is.

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Old 07/07/2007, 09:59 PM
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When I did latin at school, I was taught 'ae' is pronounced like 'eye'. Hence the modern German title of 'Kaiser' is the actual pronunciation of its origin, 'Caesar'.

So.... ch-eye-toe.
ae as pronounced in modern latin is "ee". ae as ""eye" is how the romans would have pronounced it, but scholars and scientists usually use the modern pronunciation unless they are directly referring to it's ancient usage. Chaetomorpha is a latin name for taxonomy purposes not an ancient roman word so I think it is more proper to pronounce it "keetomorfa" so to speak.
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Old 07/13/2007, 06:25 PM
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I have always pronounced Chaeto as "key-toe", as in Butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae – key-toe-DON-ti-day)
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Old 07/13/2007, 06:51 PM
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I have always pronounced Chaeto as "key-toe", as in Butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae – key-toe-DON-ti-day)
Make that (Chaetodontidae) - key-toe-DON-ti-dee.

The final ae in family and subfamily names is pronounced è.

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Old 07/13/2007, 06:59 PM
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...Kee-toe!...
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Old 07/13/2007, 08:21 PM
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Make that (Chaetodontidae) - key-toe-DON-ti-dee.

The final ae in family and subfamily names is pronounced è.

Ninong,
Thank you for your correction

Pronunciation of Biological Latin
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Old 07/17/2007, 12:24 PM
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=chaeta

(Aka chaeto-)


and

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-28278278.html


So ket'o it is
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