How to say "Nudibranch" ...the correct way...

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Yesterday, I started a thread explaining the correct way to pronounce "Chaeto." (You can find that thread HERE.) So, today I thought I'd get one going on the correct way to pronounce another word that is often (usually?) mispronounced in our hobby.

The word I'm looking at today is "Nudibranch." This one gets pronounced incorrectly as "noody-branch" (like a branch on a tree?). It's like because we see the word "branch" in there, we feel compelled to pronounce that as if it was the English word for a new limb on a tree.

The last syllable occasionally gets corrected to "bränch" as if our tree were now grown in the UK (with the "a" having an "ah" sound like in "father"). ...and that change is actually correct...but it's not enough to fix our pronunciation.

...because it's that "ch" on the end that seems to be the part that messes up most people. The correct way to say that "ch" is with the "k" sound typical of Latin (just like it was in our word yesterday).

The correct way to pronounce this word is "Noo-di-brahnk."

Now didn't that information transform and fulfill your day!? Happy Reefing, friends!!

 

[Cell]

Chromis next!

 

[DeniseAndy]

That one I knew already. Try zooxanthellae. I have heard it so many ways. Even one source says it can be said multiple ways.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Chromis next!

That one I knew already. Try zooxanthellae. I have heard it so many ways. Even one source says it can be said multiple ways.

Ooo! Yes! I think I need to start a list and cover these.

 

[dvgyfresh]

I admit I’ll probly never say this correctly lol just like wrasse

 

[ZoWhat]

 

[attiland]

Yesterday, I started a thread explaining the correct way to pronounce "Chaeto." (You can find that thread HERE.) So, today I thought I'd get one going on the correct way to pronounce another word that is often (usually?) mispronounced in our hobby.

The word I'm looking at today is "Nudibranch." This one gets pronounced incorrectly as "noody-branch" (like a branch on a tree?). It's like because we see the word "branch" in there, we feel compelled to pronounce that as if it was the English word for a new limb on a tree.

The last syllable occasionally gets corrected to "bränch" as if our tree were now grown in the UK (with the "a" having an "ah" sound like in "father"). ...and that change is actually correct...but it's not enough to fix our pronunciation.

...because it's that "ch" on the end that seems to be the part that messes up most people. The correct way to say that "ch" is with the "k" sound typical of Latin (just like it was in our word yesterday).

The correct way to pronounce this word is "Noo-di-brahnk."

Now didn't that information transform and fulfill your day!? Happy Reefing, friends!!

Good job I would only buy it on-line so I can say moody ranch or something like that

 

[Sean Clark]

 

[New&no clue]

Just now realizing that it's branch... I've been calling them Nudi-Burge

 

[PSU_Reefer]

That one I knew already. Try zooxanthellae. I have heard it so many ways. Even one source says it can be said multiple ways.

I've always pronounced this zo-anthel for whatever reason. I watched the netflix reef documentary and they pronounced it zo-zan-thellee. completely messed that one up.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

I am a redneck. Almost nothing in this hooby gets correctly pronounced by me.

Chay-toe
****-e-branch
etc. etc.

I do love the fact when others try to correct me though. Been doing this 40 years and still cannot say them right. Just too lazy lol.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Yesterday, I started a thread explaining the correct way to pronounce "Chaeto." (You can find that thread HERE.) So, today I thought I'd get one going on the correct way to pronounce another word that is often (usually?) mispronounced in our hobby.

The word I'm looking at today is "Nudibranch." This one gets pronounced incorrectly as "noody-branch" (like a branch on a tree?). It's like because we see the word "branch" in there, we feel compelled to pronounce that as if it was the English word for a new limb on a tree.

The last syllable occasionally gets corrected to "bränch" as if our tree were now grown in the UK (with the "a" having an "ah" sound like in "father"). ...and that change is actually correct...but it's not enough to fix our pronunciation.

...because it's that "ch" on the end that seems to be the part that messes up most people. The correct way to say that "ch" is with the "k" sound typical of Latin (just like it was in our word yesterday).

The correct way to pronounce this word is "Noo-di-brahnk."

Now didn't that information transform and fulfill your day!? Happy Reefing, friends!!

We all know it’s New Dee Branch like the tree. C’mon now.

 

[Sean Clark]

If @Eagle_Steve is wrong... I don't want to be right.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

It’s like those small things u eat before u eat. They called horse do vurs

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

And that steak. Philly mig like the jet and naan like the bread

 

[dakoop]

There should be a whole thread on how to pronounce reef terms. Most of what I learned was online so I don't know proper pronunciation of most terms

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

A name o knee

 

[ColoredRock]

I think I just found out away to get my wife who is a teacher into this hobby of mine... I always mispronounce words.. .. not that she is the spelling police type of person.. she just looks at me funny when I try and use a big word. My definition is correct.. I just butcher it big time.

Pretty sure that is a sign of reading and not interacting verbally with people on a day to day basis.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

A name o knee

About the only one I say correctly lol.

 

[Porpoise Hork]

You say potato..

I say '57 Buick.....