FUN FACT! πΈ So many people mispronounce the names of pla...
FUN FACT!
πΈ So many people mispronounce the names of plants (they can be hard to say sometimes)! Here are some that even you *thought* you were saying correctly!
β’ Peony: PEE-uh-nee
β’ Chrysanthemum: kruh-san-thuh-muhm
β’ Dahlia: day-lee-uh
β’ Iris: ai-ruhs
β’ Poinsettia: poyn-seh-tee-uh
β’ Monstera Deliciosa: mon-STAIR-uh del-liss-sea-OH-suh
β’ Pilea pepperomioides: pie-LEE-uh pep-per-row-me-OY-dees
β’ Dieffenbachia: diff-en-BACK-key-ahοΏΌοΏΌοΏΌ
πΈ Some of these have been mispronounced missing syllables or with completely different sounds. I found this very interesting. You might want to save this. #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #TheWateringHole
πΈ So many people mispronounce the names of plants (they can be hard to say sometimes)! Here are some that even you *thought* you were saying correctly!
β’ Peony: PEE-uh-nee
β’ Chrysanthemum: kruh-san-thuh-muhm
β’ Dahlia: day-lee-uh
β’ Iris: ai-ruhs
β’ Poinsettia: poyn-seh-tee-uh
β’ Monstera Deliciosa: mon-STAIR-uh del-liss-sea-OH-suh
β’ Pilea pepperomioides: pie-LEE-uh pep-per-row-me-OY-dees
β’ Dieffenbachia: diff-en-BACK-key-ahοΏΌοΏΌοΏΌ
πΈ Some of these have been mispronounced missing syllables or with completely different sounds. I found this very interesting. You might want to save this. #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #TheWateringHole
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@maci.in.bloom If a plant has a Latin name like a lot of Succulents do, I prefer to use the Latin pronunciation even though Americans might think itβs incorrect. I appreciate the info, Thank you!
@maci.in.bloom I love this!! π I've got one for you! Kalancho - kal-un-KOH-ee I had no idea that I was saying it wrong my whole life. I've always pronounced it kuh-LAN-choh and no matter how hard I try I can't pronounce it the correct way π
@princesspitstop seriously Ka-lun-CO-ee !! Iβve been saying it wrong my entire life too!!!!!! ππππ
@maci.in.bloom @princesspitstop for years I thought it was PAAH-thos. Then during Covid everyone is saying poh-thos π΅βπ« with no emphasis on either syllable . Maybe it was a local thing cause everyone I knew back east said PAAH-thos. But we also pahked ahh cahhs π π€ͺ (parked our cars)
@maci.in.bloom I love that you took the time to do this but still wonβt remember π€£ And yep I have most of them in my collection.
I'm trying to imagine how someone could possibly mispronounce Iris or Dahlia π
I've always heard Dieffenbachia pronounced "Diff-en-BAWK-ee-ya". Pronouncing "BAWK" like "BACK" makes it sound very midwestern to me lol. Regional dialects definitely play a role in how many of these are pronounced, and in that sense I suppose there isn't really a "right" or "wrong" way to say them π€
@MariansOasis @princesspitstop
Kalanchoe was the first one that came to my mind! π Dracaena is another one frequently mispronounced (druh-SEE-nuh, not dray-SEE-nuh), along with Aglaonema (ag-lee-oh-NEE-ma, not ag-lay-oh-NEE-ma), crassula (KRASS-yoo-la, not krass-YOO-la), and Nanouk (na-NOOK, where "nook" is pronounced like nook in "nooks and crannies", as opposed to NAN-ook or NAN-uck) π
I've always heard Dieffenbachia pronounced "Diff-en-BAWK-ee-ya". Pronouncing "BAWK" like "BACK" makes it sound very midwestern to me lol. Regional dialects definitely play a role in how many of these are pronounced, and in that sense I suppose there isn't really a "right" or "wrong" way to say them π€
@MariansOasis @princesspitstop
Kalanchoe was the first one that came to my mind! π Dracaena is another one frequently mispronounced (druh-SEE-nuh, not dray-SEE-nuh), along with Aglaonema (ag-lee-oh-NEE-ma, not ag-lay-oh-NEE-ma), crassula (KRASS-yoo-la, not krass-YOO-la), and Nanouk (na-NOOK, where "nook" is pronounced like nook in "nooks and crannies", as opposed to NAN-ook or NAN-uck) π
@stephongreg The first time I heard someone online pronounce Kalancho "wrong" I had to rewind the video. Like how do you get "coey" out of "cho"? hahaha It's so absurd I can't even. π
Here is one that I was constantly mispronouncing and was so confused when I heard someone say it in a video
- Cotoneaster: kuh-TOH-nee-as-ter (often mispronounced as cotton-easter)
- Cotoneaster: kuh-TOH-nee-as-ter (often mispronounced as cotton-easter)