Hi Jeff and Chris: I think the best way to cover the pronunciation of sundial terms will be to include dictionary style pronunciation guides for every word in the sundial glossary project that we will also be working on. I'll pass your suggestions on to the BSS group which is handling that project..
Thanks for your input. John >I'll bet you get a variety of answers on this one, given our international >audience! > >But just to stimulate responses, I'll throw my two cents worth in here. This >is how I pronounce them, not how the dictionary says to pronounce them >necessarily. All caps is the emphasized syllable: > >gnomon "NO - mun" >azimuth "AZ- i - muth" (short u) >analemma "Anna -LEM-uh" >altitude "AL-ti- too-deh" (very small "eh") >fiducial "fid- OO-shull" >pendulum "PEND - yool - um" or sometimes "PEN -jew- lum" >orrery "or-RUH-ree" >polaris "po -LARE - iss" >equatorial "eh- quah - TORR- ee-yall" >zenith "ZEE - nith" >nadir "nay -DIR" >horizon "hor - EYE- zunn" >elliptical "el-LIP-tih-kull" > >There are probably some terms the more experienced dialists (DIE-uhl-ists) >would add. This could be fun, especially if we can distinguish pronunciations >geographically this way. > >Ryan, you ask the best questions. > >Jeff > > >Ryan Weh wrote: > >> Here's something else that might be good: >> >> How to pronounce the sundial terms--gnomon (is it like, gnome in, or more >> nahm en?), azimuth, analemma (how IS this pronounced, anyway?)...etc. >> >> Ryan Weh >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: John Carmichael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 8:42 AM >> Subject: SEND QUESTIONS! >> >> > Attention Dialists! >> > >> > I'm feeling very frustrated. NASS put me in charge of accumulating from >> you >> > all frequently asked sundial questions. This is a very important project >> > since it will eventually be of great help to all beginning dialists, and >> > even to some of you old timers. >> > >> > I have received many e-mails from beginners supporting the FAQ project, >> yet >> > only ONE person, Bill Gottesman, has given me his list of questions! >> > >> > All of you are, or have been a beginning dialist. Just try to remember >> some >> > of the basic questions that you had when you first started out then jot >> them >> > down and send them to me. >> > >> > The British Sundial Society has expressed great interest in joining NASS >> in >> > the FAQ project as well as a similar project to publish a glossary of >> > sundial terms. It is my job to assemble FAQs from NASS members and you >> > people on the sundial list. Someone else will do the same for BSS. Once >> we >> > have a list questions and glossary terms we will probably form a >> binational >> > committee to provide simple easy-to-understand answers to the questions >> and >> > definitions of sundial terms. >> > >> > Next week I'll be sending letters by US mail to those NASS members who >> > aren't on the net asking them for their questions. You guys could really >> > help us out if you'd only send me a few good sundial questions. Any >> > question is ok to submit, even or especially some of the questions that >> have >> > appeared previously on the sundial list. >> > >> > PLEASE HELP! >> > >> > John Carmichael >> > 925 E. Foothills Dr. >> > Tucson Arizona 85718 >> > USA >> > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > tel: 520-696-1709 >> > > >-- >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Jeff Adkins >Location: 38.00 N, 121.81 W >CA, USA, Earth, Sol III > > >
