And, erm, is the individual a member of this austere list? Who knew pronunciation of the list name would be a topic here! Fascinating ;) What an odd thing to mention though.
I've heard it short-A-rack, Ah-rock and ay-rack, with degrees of 'nee' to 'nay' and then there are variations with regional accents, too. Thinking about it, not once have I heard anyone sound the 'ch' phonetically. On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Clay Blackwell <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Susan - > > Can you share with us how the person you spoke with pronounced Arachne? > I'm really curious. > Clay > > > Susan Reishus wrote: > >> >> I queried about her/others belonging to Arachne and she was amused by my >> pronunciation of it. I assume the two "a" are pronounced the same as those >> in the word "arachnid" (which is provided via online dictionary to >> substantiate my pronunciation)... >> > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
