How do you pronounce Pleiades?

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On Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 6:51:12 AM UTC-5, Mike Collins wrote:
Mike Collins wrote:
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On Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, ddouglas wrote:
... and down here in Texas we say Plaay-ahhh-daees :-) said very slowly.

(just kidding)

Allan Tingey wrote in message ...
How do you pronounce Pleiades?

why would anyone from or in texas need to use that word?


Why resurrect a thread from the last century?




However since it has been resurrected it's Ply a dees rhyming with Hyades
in UK English.



http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/de...glish/pleiades

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJa5sok-TlU

The Greeks and Americans are right, the Oxford Dictionary wrong.



The Oxford Dictionary is the ultimate reference for the English language.
It gives both pronunciations and just as in words like schedule does not
judge which version is better. How do you pronounce Pythagoras, in Samos,
where he lived it's pronounced Pith ag or ass.
English pronunciation of foreign derived words differs between North
America and the British Isles. Some agree with the original derivation
language,some don't. It's about 50/50 whichever side of the Atlantic you
investigate. But dictionaries follow usages they do not force it. Each
pronunciation is correct for it's location. You should be less combative.
It would help your blood pressure.

On Wednesday, 2 March 2016 13:41:32 UTC+1, Mike Collins wrote:

The Oxford Dictionary is the ultimate reference for the English language.
It gives both pronunciations and just as in words like schedule does not
judge which version is better. How do you pronounce Pythagoras, in Samos,
where he lived it's pronounced Pith ag or ass.
English pronunciation of foreign derived words differs between North
America and the British Isles. Some agree with the original derivation
language,some don't. It's about 50/50 whichever side of the Atlantic you
investigate. But dictionaries follow usages they do not force it. Each
pronunciation is correct for it's location. You should be less combative.
It would help your blood pressure.

And Patrick Moore, patron saint of UK amateur astronomy, always referred to the "Plyadeez."
Flat 'a' as in Snellfish, Putin and Assad.
QED

Chris.B wrote:
On Wednesday, 2 March 2016 13:41:32 UTC+1, Mike Collins wrote:

The Oxford Dictionary is the ultimate reference for the English language.
It gives both pronunciations and just as in words like schedule does not
judge which version is better. How do you pronounce Pythagoras, in Samos,
where he lived it's pronounced Pith ag or ass.
English pronunciation of foreign derived words differs between North
America and the British Isles. Some agree with the original derivation
language,some don't. It's about 50/50 whichever side of the Atlantic you
investigate. But dictionaries follow usages they do not force it. Each
pronunciation is correct for it's location. You should be less combative.
It would help your blood pressure.

And Patrick Moore, patron saint of UK amateur astronomy, always referred
to the "Plyadeez."
Flat 'a' as in Snellfish, Putin and Assad.
QED


He was wrong about Betelgeuse as well.

Mike Collins wrote:
Chris.B wrote:
On Wednesday, 2 March 2016 13:41:32 UTC+1, Mike Collins wrote:

The Oxford Dictionary is the ultimate reference for the English language.
It gives both pronunciations and just as in words like schedule does not
judge which version is better. How do you pronounce Pythagoras, in Samos,
where he lived it's pronounced Pith ag or ass.
English pronunciation of foreign derived words differs between North
America and the British Isles. Some agree with the original derivation
language,some don't. It's about 50/50 whichever side of the Atlantic you
investigate. But dictionaries follow usages they do not force it. Each
pronunciation is correct for it's location. You should be less combative.
It would help your blood pressure.

And Patrick Moore, patron saint of UK amateur astronomy, always referred
to the "Plyadeez."
Flat 'a' as in Snellfish, Putin and Assad.
QED


He was wrong about Betelgeuse as well.
sent that too early by mistake.

He was wrong about Betelgeuse as well as the ridiculous Ur Ann us which he
successfully promoted. It's Uranus rhyming with anus,

On Wednesday, 2 March 2016 14:30:57 UTC+1, Mike Collins wrote:

He was wrong about Betelgeuse as well.
sent that too early by mistake.

He was wrong about Betelgeuse as well as the ridiculous Ur Ann us which he
successfully promoted. It's Uranus rhyming with anus,

Ah, Beetle Juice!
Perhaps he was compensating for something?
Abuse of British Libraries?

Mike Collins:
However since it has been resurrected it's Ply a dees rhyming with Hyades
in UK English.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/de...glish/pleiades

Odd, that, even allowing for frequent differences between American and
British English. On both sides of the Atlantic we agree that "ei" is
/generally/ pronounced as a long "a." Witness "rein," "seine," "feign,"
"deign," "heinous," "neigh," et al. I think that the OED was overly
influenced by Greek. The Oxford American Dictionary has it as
play-a-deez."

--
I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that
you will say in your entire life.

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:
why would anyone from or in texas need to use that word?

That's easy. Ever seen the skies in thinly populated West Texas as I
did during the six years I lived there, and on subsequent visits? The
Pleiades will blind you if you look at them too long. There are a lot
of astronomers in Texas, and so they know about the Pleiades. Any more
questions about Texas?

--
I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that
you will say in your entire life.

usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm

On Wed, 2 Mar 2016 03:29:19 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 8:25:23 PM UTC-5, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 16:12:10 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, ddouglas wrote:
... and down here in Texas we say Plaay-ahhh-daees :-) said very slowly.

(just kidding)

Allan Tingey wrote in message ...
How do you pronounce Pleiades?

why would anyone from or in texas need to use that word?

How d'yer pleiades fiddle wit only three strings?

Making fun of New York accents?

Just uneducated people missing teeth. You know, your typical Texan.

Davoud wrote:
Mike Collins:
However since it has been resurrected it's Ply a dees rhyming with Hyades
in UK English.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/de...glish/pleiades

Odd, that, even allowing for frequent differences between American and
British English. On both sides of the Atlantic we agree that "ei" is
/generally/ pronounced as a long "a." Witness "rein," "seine," "feign,"
"deign," "heinous," "neigh," et al. I think that the OED was overly
influenced by Greek. The Oxford American Dictionary has it as
play-a-deez."


I find it strange as well but I never met anybody in the UK who used the
other pronunciation. Also I would have thought the German descended US
citizens would have held on to the "ei" equals eye pronunciation.
As one of my German teaches always said "Never say die, say dee".
On my first visit to the USA I was surprised by many of the differences you
don't see in films and TV programmes. "Erbs" instead of Herbs was the most
surprising.

On 3/2/2016 9:08 AM, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Wed, 2 Mar 2016 03:29:19 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 8:25:23 PM UTC-5, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 16:12:10 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, ddouglas wrote:
... and down here in Texas we say Plaay-ahhh-daees :-) said very slowly.

(just kidding)

Allan Tingey wrote in message ...
How do you pronounce Pleiades?

why would anyone from or in texas need to use that word?

How d'yer pleiades fiddle wit only three strings?

Making fun of New York accents?

Just uneducated people missing teeth. You know, your typical Texan.

More ignorance from chrissy pooh

chuckle, such ignorance from one so highly educated.... or so he pretends.

indoctrination is NOT education, fool