Smither's Rule. Was: Latin pronounciation
J.E. Shields (Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:07:28 PST)

Hi all,

At some point in the fun discussions, I like to remind everyone of the
charming way the late Sir Peter Smithers dealt with these
issue: "Botanical Latin is a written language, not a spoken language. So
any pronunciation that lets you make yourself understood to your listener
is alright," or words to that effect. I think of this as "Smither's Rule."

I try for the Classical Latin pronunciation that I learned 60 years ago in
high school. I don't always succeed!

Best regards,
Jim Shields

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