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graham[_4_]

On 8/20/2016 3:51 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
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> In article >,
> says...
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>> "Bruce" wrote in message
>> T...
>>
>> In article >,
>> says...
>> >
>> > On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 05:35:42 +1000, Bruce >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > >In article >,
>> > says...
>> > >>
>> > >> On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:20:49 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> > >> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> >
>> > >> >"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>> > >> >
>> > >> >> large city being Regina... I'll never forget Regina because the
>> > >> >> locals
>> > >> >> pronounce it the same as Vagina. I've probably seen more of >
>> >> >> Canada
>> > >> >> than most Canucks.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >I have relatives in Regina. The reason they pronounce it that
>> way is
>> > >> >because
>> > >> >that's the way it's pronounced, nothing to do with the "locals."
>> > >> >
>> > >> >Cheri
>> > >>
>> > >> Correct, it is old Latin for Queen.
>> > >
>> > >That explains the meaning, not the pronunciation.
>> >
>> > Well if you learned Latin at school, you would know it has to be
>> > Regina, rhyming with vagina.
>>
>> I bet you were taught to pronounce Latin as if it was English. And I bet
>> both vagina and regina were pronounced differently by the Romans than
>> they are by the English.
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>> Well we did Latin at school and Regina does indeed rhyme.
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> Yes, in English "Latin", but who knows how the Romans pronounced words?
> I'm not saying that they can't have rhymed, btw.
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> Actually I think I am wrong. Memory tells me it is Regeena!
>
> Oh dear, my memory these days. Well, it was a long time ago
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In the Linnaean system of nomenclature, Brits always pronounce a long
"i" as in "sight" for example. The continentals either use the short "i"
as in "pin" or the "ee" sound, IME of course.
For example, the word "trilete" in English Latin is "try-leet" whereas
in Europe it is either "tree-late" or "trill-ate".

Graham