[meteorite-list] How do you pronounce...

From: Pete Pete <rsvp321_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:44:00 -0400
Message-ID: <BAY153-w45B1F1D39EF51758D9018DF8A80_at_phx.gbl>

Hi, all,
 
The American female pronounces BRACHINITE with the CH like a K.
 
The UK female is ch as in church.
 
I haven't seen the phonetics anywhere on the net, or books I have.
 
I would appreciate the proper pronunciation.
 
Cheers,
Pete


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> From: mikebevmurray at gmail.com
> To: valparint at aol.com
> Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:11:27 -0600
> CC: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] How do you pronounce...
>
> I posted this once before but since you are working on these
> pronunciations now...A friend of ours came from Willamette, OR. She
> says Willamette is pronounced Wil lam it, with emphasis on the second
> syllable.
> Mike
>
> On Apr 10, 2011, at 10:54 AM,
> wrote:
>
> > I'm compiling a pronunciation guide that I'll post to the list. Any
> > help is greatly appreciated and feel free to send more meteorite
> > names.
> >
> > I found some help scanning the MetList archives for the last year:
> >
> > http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=sikhote-alin
> >
> > http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html
> >
> > Paul Swartz
> >
> >
> > Agoult (Morocco)
> >
> > Begaa (Morocco)
> >
> > Brahin (Belarus)
> >
> > Djoumine (Tunisia)
> >
> > D'Orbigny (Argentina)
> >
> > Gao Guenie (Burkina Faso)
> >
> > Gujba (Nigeria)
> >
> > Huckitta (Australia) I've heard "hoo-KEET-ah" and "HUCK-i-tuh"
> >
> > Huaytiquina (Argentina)
> >
> > Isheyevo (Russia)
> >
> > Jackalsfontein (South Africa)
> >
> > Jalu (Libya)
> >
> > Juvinas (France)
> >
> > Kainsaz (Russia)
> >
> > Kapoeta (Sudan)
> >
> > L'aigle (France) "LAY-gluh " from a 3/13/10 post
> >
> > Majuba 005 (Nevada)
> >
> > Mbale (Uganda)
> >
> > Muonionalusta (Sweden)
> >
> > Orgueil (France) "OR-gooey " from a 3/13/10 post
> >
> > Oum Dreyga (Western Sahara)
> >
> > Pillistfer (Estonia)
> >
> > Pultusk (Poland)
> >
> > Quijingue (Brazil)
> >
> > Rupota (Tanzania)
> >
> > Sayh al Uhaymir (Oman)
> >
> > Sikhote-alin (East Russia) http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=sikhote-alin
> > (holy cow!)
> >
> > Tatahouine (Tunisia)
> >
> > Tuxtuac (Mexico)
> >
> > Uruacu (Brazil) HK told me "oor-ooh-ah-SOO"
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Received on Mon 11 Apr 2011 12:44:00 AM PDT