Re: Saying it (more or less) correctly

[jaredmarkw at mindspring_com]

For another point of view and a discussion of Classical 
vs. English Traditional Latin, see "Botanical Latin" at
http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq148a.html
which quotes Wm. T.Stearn:

"Botanical Latin is essentially a written language, but
the scientific names of plants often occur in speech.
How they are pronounced really matters little
provided they sound pleasant and are understood by
all concerned..."

That said, I think that at any International meeting, all
but some Anglophones would be using a basically Classical
pronunciation of Latin names.

Jared

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