tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post2164773193489220901..comments2024-03-24T18:05:27.769+11:00Comments on Ian Fraser, talking naturally: Have a HakeaIan Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-42145407385856472792016-04-22T07:50:15.543+10:002016-04-22T07:50:15.543+10:00Yes, I do say 'fook-see-ah'. I confess tha...Yes, I do say 'fook-see-ah'. I confess that on the rare occasion I say 'dahlia' I think of it as a common name and say it the conventional way. If I were using it as a genus name I would say 'dahl-yah' though, even at the risk of being mistaken for a North American! (I also say Acacia mel-an-oh-ZIE-lone'...)Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-90480298459759400652016-04-22T04:09:55.232+10:002016-04-22T04:09:55.232+10:00So you say 'fook-see-ah' not 'fyoosh-y...So you say 'fook-see-ah' not 'fyoosh-yah' and 'dahl-yah' rather than 'day-lee-ah'? I've never heard anyone pronounce Fuchsia in a way that reflects the pronunciation of Fuchs, but all my American clients say 'dahl-yah', the way you would say Dahl.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com