Except, of course, that's not what it's called. Wil-LAM-it or Wil-a-MET,
nobody familiar with meteorites is going to fail to know what you are
talking about. That's generally true for any common pronunciation
variants with other meteorites as well. Tomanowo will generate lots of
blank stares.
Formalized nomenclature exists for a reason.
Chris
*****************************************
Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "E.P. Grondine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:44 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] How to pronounce Willamette
Hi all -
How do you pronounce "Willamette"?
Easy. You call it "Tomanowo":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willamette_Meteorite
Either "tom-a-no-wo" or "to-ma-no-wo" is an acceptable
pronunciation.
E.P. Grondine
Man and Impact in the Americas
______________________________________________
http://www.meteoritecentral.com
Meteorite-list mailing list
Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
