Pronunciation of Fungi terms and names!

[NickCantle]

This is a thread I've been meaning to start for a long time. It's not trivial at all, just a laugh really- and to find out how people interpret pronunciation of fungi terms.

I was given this idea by Elle and her weird made up genuses

First it was "Nick, is that a Blussula?" and the one that made me laugh was "Shaggy Panterelle" LOL.

When I was younger, about 6 or 7, I pronounced these following genuses in the described way;

Russula - Ruh soo lah
Inocybe - Ihn oh syb
Clitocybe - Clit oh syb
Coprinus - Cop rin uss

Whereas I now pronounce them;

Rush you lah
Eye no sigh bee
Clit oh sigh bee
Ker pry nus

It's weird how you adapt to things, and you see how other people say the genus names etc- things like Chlorociboria aeruginascens are a good one

My Dad winds me up by calling Ceps 'Keps',



Nick

[KeenTeen17]

I call clitocybe and inocybe like ihn oh syb as well.

[KeenTeen17]

sorry forgot to add. what about kretschmaria deusta & bjerkandera adusta

i pronounce them
kretsh ma ria , di oosta
bee yerk and era , ad oosta

[NickCantle]

That's a good one KT

I say;

Crech mar eya - jew sta

and

Yerk and airah - ad oosta

[ron1863]

Great thread Nick, especially for poor souls like myself who have just got interested in Fungi.

[NickCantle]

You're Scottish too Ron, so we're all going to be well confused

[CapAndBracket]

Don't forget latin would have regional accents like any other language.

Cheers J.P.

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

sorry forgot to add. what about kretschmaria deusta & bjerkandera adusta

i pronounce them
kretsh ma ria , di oosta
bee yerk and era , ad oosta

It sounds like a "Harry potter" spell

Sorry..

[flaxton]

Nick
As long as both sides know what we are talking about then how it is pronounced is almost irrelevant. We can all just smile to ourselves when we hear the different ways others "incorrectly" pronounce even some of the common names.
Mal

[NickCantle]

I know - my reason for starting this thread must've slipped past your eyes Mal I was just interested to hear how others pronounce things, not waiting to tell them they're all wrong