[meteorite-list] Re: Meteorite pronunciation

From: FERNLEA4_at_aol.com <FERNLEA4_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:50:23 2004
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In a message dated 04/04/02 12:54:52 GMT Daylight Time,
bernd.pauli_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de writes:

<< Fern pronounced like the plant
 The Wynd - pronunciation like in the word "bind"
 Balgonie - here I can only guess: "Bal" like "pal", "gon" like "gone", "nie"
like
 "lee"
 Glen like the "en" in the word "den"
 and ... "rothes" like the "othes" in "clothes" :-) >>

You were very, very close Bernd!
Glenrothes (the town & the meteorite) is normally pronounced "Glen-roth-iss"
but I sometimes hear some Scots saying "Glen-roth-ease".

Rob.

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Received on Thu 04 Apr 2002 07:05:23 AM PST