My two-cent's worth: "church Latin," which is pronounced differently from the Latin taught in American secular schools, is also pronounced differently in different Christian countries. My strategy has followed that of one of the contributors to this discussion: say plant names as if you knew what you were saying, in a confident voice. Once, a couple of self-styled plant "experts" corrected my pronunciation of "colchicum." And another time a plant purveyor corrected my pronunciation of "chionodoxa." (I use the sound /k/ for the Greek "ch") In both cases I went on pronouncing my way, and received smug pleasure from their horror at my ignorance. Dell