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The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« on: January 24, 2008, 07:06:22 am »
A man whose formal education amounts to 5th grade (a 10 year old's) gives an English lesson:

I believe if one would identify as something, one should be able to pronounce it.

The proper pronunciation of androgyne:

It's an DRAH JIN EE An DRAH JIN EE

Not an DRAH JIN or an DRAH GINE

AN DRAH JIN EE

Say it with me - AN DRAH JIN EE  An DRAH JIN EE

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Re: The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2008, 07:28:29 am »
Quote from: Renate on January 24, 2008, 07:19:47 am
Then maybé it should be spelled "androgyné".
Quote from: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/androgyne
Pronunciation
AN-dro-jine

Renate


Exactly. There's an E at the end. It's not an-dro-jin. It's an-dro-jine.
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Re: The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2008, 07:51:30 am »
I was always in advanced placement English. Not all English words follow suit. In this case, it's pronounced with the E.
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Re: The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2008, 08:04:32 am »

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
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Re: The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2008, 02:36:25 pm »
Maybe your thinking of Androgyny as the word for that pronounciation.
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Re: The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2008, 03:36:08 pm »
I've tried a few pronunciations of this, and none of them have ended 'nee'
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Re: The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2008, 04:01:38 pm »
Yes, yes, we know you have.
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Re: The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2008, 05:29:18 pm »
...but not andra-jine-ee.
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Re: The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2008, 05:31:50 pm »
Quote from: Pica Pica on January 24, 2008, 05:29:18 pm
...but not andra-jine-ee.

Thought you were a good and diligent student. Silly me.
Read your lesson.

Quote from: Nero on January 24, 2008, 07:06:22 am
A man whose formal education amounts to 5th grade (a 10 year old's) gives an English lesson:

I believe if one would identify as something, one should be able to pronounce it.

The proper pronunciation of androgyne:

It's an DRAH JIN EE An DRAH JIN EE

Not an DRAH JIN or an DRAH GINE

AN DRAH JIN EE

Say it with me - AN DRAH JIN EE  An DRAH JIN EE

Class dismissed.


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Re: The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2008, 05:47:58 pm »
Androgyny is pronounced with the ee on the end: an-DRO-ji-nee ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/androgyny )

Androgyne is not. It's pronounced ANDro-jyne ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/androgyne )

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Re: The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2008, 05:55:58 pm »
Quote from: Dennis on January 24, 2008, 05:47:58 pm
Androgyny is pronounced with the ee on the end: an-DRO-ji-nee ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/androgyny )

Androgyne is not. It's pronounced ANDro-jyne ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/androgyne )

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Thanks for bringing out the dictionary, Den.
But Nero says there's an E.
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Re: The Proper Pronunciation of Androgyne
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2008, 12:24:03 pm »
Yes I have always pronounced it:
Androgyne-ANDRO-JIN
Androngyny- AN-DRAH-JINEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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