Harry;
 Tucker Abbott said the same to a group of members of the Pacific Northwest
Shell Club when he was on a family visit to our area some years back.
George


>    Carol;   You can go crazy with people telling you which is  the proper
>way to pronounce the name. To me there are two ways zen 4 a or zen  aff
>ra. You will get different pronunciation just from a southerner and
>northerner. I think Abbott said once "You say it wrong your way and I will
>say  it wrong my way." Don't take it to heart, as long as they know what
>you are talking about.   Harry
>
>   ----- Original Message -----    From:
><mailto:[log in to unmask]>Carol B.    Simpson    To:
>[log in to unmask]    Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 7:20    AM
>Subject: Pronunciation book?
>Years ago, I had a    cassette tape and a small book by Tucker Abbott
>describing
>the    pronunciation of certain shell names.  I can't find it now, but I
>would
>like to know if anyone can tell me how you pronounce "zenophora"?  We
>had a
>rather heated "discussion" of this name and would like to know if    there
>is a
>CORRECT or INCORRECT way to pronounce this.  Also does    anyone know if this
>cassette/book are still available?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Carol