How do you pronounce the names of dinosaurs?
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How do you pronounce the names of dinosaurs?
How to Say Dinosaur Names
- Pterosaur. How to say it: Ter – o – sore.
- Triceratops. How to say it: Tri – ser – a – tops.
- Tyrannosaurus rex. How to say it: Tie – ran – o – sore – us – rex.
- Velociraptor. How to say it: Vel – o – si – rap – tor.
- Brachiosaurus. How to say it: Brak – ee – u – sore – us.
Do you pronounce the T in often?
The \t\ is silent. Why? There’s a \t\ in often , but how often do you hear it? As you might guess, the \t\ was pronounced in the past, when the word began as a variant of oft (also spelled ofte in Middle English), which was the more common form until the 1500s.
What is the hardest dinosaur name to pronounce?
Huehuecanauhtlus. Huehuecanauhtlus tiquichensis, a hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Santonian (Late Cretaceous) of Michoacán, Mexico.
Is P silent in pterosaur?
Even the word “pterosaur” (TER-o-soar) can trip up readers with its silent “p” (the word originates from the Greek pteron, for wing, and sauros, for lizard).
Do you say caramel or Carmel?
Caramel is pronounced with three syllables. Carmel, the city, is pronounced with two syllables. You can use the number of syllables in each word to link it with other nouns of the same type: caramel and aerogel are both three-syllable common nouns, while Carmel and Arnold are both two-syllable proper nouns.
What is the weirdest dinosaur name?
The 10 Strangest Dinosaur Names
- of 10. Drinker.
- of 10. Gasosaurus.
- of 10. Irritator.
- of 10. Yamaceratops.
- of 10. Piatnitzkysaurus.
- of 10. Bambiraptor. Ballista/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0.
- of 10. Micropachycephalosaurus. IJReid/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0.
- of 10. Titanophoneus. Wikimedia Commons.
Do Southerners say pecan or pecan?
A lot of people say that southerners pronounce it as “Pa-kawn,” while northerners pronounce it as “PEE-can.” But in a survey which the National Pecan Shellers Association carried out, it was discovered that 70% of northerners and 45% of southerners pronounced it as “PEE-can.”
