There are technical rules on the pronunciation of Latin and Latin derived
words, however those rules are argued by various authorities.  The augments
tend to be more from one language groups interpretation to another’s.  The
rules of Italian and Spanish are a reasonable mimic of the Latin pronunciation
rules.

10 years ago I was told by numerous sources that although R.T. did a good job
on the tape and book there are a lot of errors in his pronunciations.

I can’t even pronounce my own last name so don’t ask me what the rules actually
are…

Leslie Allen Crnkovic
HARF/IMCS


> 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