pronunciation
Russell Stafford, Odyssey Bulbs (Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:15:16 PDT)

As Albert Radford puts it in his Fundamentals of Plant Systematics,
"In cases of this sort, many botanists prefer [to ignore] the rules
[of pronunciation] if the name cannot be recognized in its Latinized
form." On the other hand, many botanists (and others) prefer to
apply the rules. And quoting from the seventh edition of Gray's
Manual of Botany: "The subject [of pronunciation] is one into which
considerations of taste, convenience, and custom enter to such an
extent that it is most difficult to lay down definite principles free
from pedantry." I say "tomayto", you say "tomahto".

Russell

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