Pronounce TRIFED

"Howard Lester" wrote in message ...

I see no one has picked up on my correction of the misspelling: it's
Trifid, not Trifed.

That's correct, and it's an actual word in English, too. The American
pronunciation is "try-fid" (long i, then short i) with more emphasis
on the first syllable.


- Robert Cook

I see no one has picked up on my correction of the misspelling: it's
Trifid, not Trifed.

That's correct, and it's an actual word in English, too. The American
pronunciation is "try-fid" (long i, then short i) with more emphasis
on the first syllable.

- Robert Cook

I'd always said TRIH-fid to myself, but TRY-fid makes more sense if maybe it
refers to a partition into three.

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"Bill Becker" wrote in message
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The mushroom or the candy?

See below...
http://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/truffles/
Jan

Lol. I know all about that stuff. I don't watch the Iron Chef for
nothing!

Best regards,
Bill


Truth be known, the candy ain't bad either, but it isn't on my diet...
Otherwise, my response probably would have been quite a bit different.

Actually the living truffles aren't really on my diet, either, but they
are less a problem than the other, somewhat more yummy kind...

And to get at least a LITTLE closer to on-topic, at least the chocolate
type can be a great diversion at the eyepiece while checking out the
TRIFID nebula, thus allowing one to enjoy multiple other-worldly treats at
the same time...

"Howard Lester" wrote in message ...

(Robert Cook) wrote in message
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The American
pronunciation is "try-fid" (long i, then short i) with more emphasis
on the first syllable.

I'd always said TRIH-fid to myself, but TRY-fid makes more sense if maybe it
refers to a partition into three.

Indeed it does--it means that something is divided into three areas by
narrow but long/deep gaps. I'd say that this pretty accurately
describes the object itself:

http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m020.html


- Robert Cook

So what about us Triffids????
Clear, Dark, Steady Skies!
(And considerate neighbors!!!)

So what about us Triffids???? BRBR

We had our day.

john

Day of the Triffids!

I liked that book. It compelled me to find other books by it's author, Wyndham
if I remember correctly.


john

It's not the trifecta at Belmont.

Izar187 wrote:
Day of the Triffids!

I liked that book. It compelled me to find other books by it's author, Wyndham
if I remember correctly.


john

I've heard aboiut it but never seen it... any good?
-Guy

Bill Becker wrote:
Day of the Triffids!

Best regards,
Bill
"Guy Jordan" wrote in message
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Doink wrote:


Hi all...

What is the correct way to say TRIFED as in M8?

TRY-FED or TRIFF ED?



Are you an Anglophile or Amaricanized? TRIFF ED always seemed very
British to me.
-Guy

duck and run wrote in news:41379271.6070406
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What is the correct way to say TRIFED as in M8?

It's M20. M8 is the lagoon nebula.

It's also Trifid, not Trifed.

As to pronounciation, do you say TRY-ple or TRI-ple?