Pronunciation help

[garykingfan]

i always pronounce ot OAR-EYE-ZA but i guess its down to personal preference. i mean how varied is the dialect in every country. you say tomato i say tomayto

[Moderator]

I just listened to the audio version because I know they asked for Steve's input on pronunciations and it was pronounced Or-eye-zahs with emphasis on second syllable.

[Roseasharn]

I'll never hear that in my head when I read it, though, I'm sure.
This is why I mispronounce rhinoceros, too. I read it before I had the chance to hear someone say it.
I think it's a pretty name and very, very cool!

[JohnDalglish]

I'll never hear that in my head when I read it, though, I'm sure.
This is why I mispronounce rhinoceros, too. I read it before I had the chance to hear someone say it.
I think it's a pretty name and very, very cool!

Hi,

All her life my mother had an image of a lion running around the world when she heard the word 'equator'.

When she'd first heard it at primary school she misheard the teacher and thought she said 'The equator is a menagerie lion running around the world'

Long days and pleasant nights

[Roseasharn]

Oh, that is really cute. And definitely something a kid would think, my daughter has similar ideas.

I learned to read a couple of years before I went to school, so I knew a lot of words but not how to say all of them.
I say Rhinoceros: Rin-oh-cer-ohs.

[jenboxer77]

Hi,

All her life my mother had an image of a lion running around the world when she heard the word 'equator'.

When she'd first heard it at primary school she misheard the teacher and thought she said 'The equator is a menagerie lion running around the world'

Long days and pleasant nights

Oh John, that is a funny story!! I will think of it now when I hear the word equator!!