Hi Megan I pronounce the 'mai' the same as 'my', but I suppose others have different pronunciations.
'Maia' was a fertility goddess, and the month of May was named after her - springtime, fertility &c in the Northern hemisphere. I wasn't thinking of scrabble when I said we need to learn the word and use it! Joy -----Original Message----- From: Meaghan Moon [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: prenatal group Joy, How do you pronounce this word? I want to make sure I say it correctly. It also looks like a good one to use when you have one of those awful all vowel scrabble hands! Meaghan, >This is the sense of >the word 'maieutic', which means 'pertaining to the midwife'. It's a word >we all need to learn and use frequently. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
