How about: zee no 4 uh or zeehn ahf fer ah ______________________________ po tay toe po tat toe or as it is said in the south Tater! > 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: 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 >