Pronouncing the Scientific Names of Seashells of North America

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R. Tucker Abbott begins with a statement sure to dissuade us from listening further. "Actually, there are no official correct pronunciations of these Latin names..."

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Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 28, 2020
Category: Boredom | Languages | Nature | Oceans and Maritime Pursuits | 1960s

Comments

This could well be on the Diagram Prize list for the oddest book title.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/oddestbooktitleprize
https://www.thebookseller.com/feature/diagram-prize-previous-winners

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 07/28/20 at 12:42 PM

Except it's not a book. It's an LP.

Posted by ges on 07/28/20 at 07:49 PM

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