adinsxq Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 chaeto is greek so... hard k "key to" but most people i know say chay to Link to comment
Fish Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 never would have guessed that one Link to comment
Argent Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I say it like those yummy orange cheesy crunchy snacks Chee-To! 1 Link to comment
Kelpie Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 LOL I've been saying (to myself only) Key - toe Link to comment
acdctom92 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I'v been sayin Chee-toe, but it is really kee-toe Link to comment
Jefe12234 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I say Kay-toe and have heard others say it this way as well. 1 Link to comment
neanderthalman Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 +1 kay-toe - no emphasis on either syllable Is it greek? I thought it was latin. regardless, ch is a "k" sound, and ae is an "ay" sound. Full name kay-toe-MORE-fa - emphasis on the second to last syllable. Tandem impatravi ut egomet me Corrumperam. Link to comment
paneubert Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I say it like OJ's slacker friend. Kayto Kaelin. Link to comment
wobbabobba Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 yup everyone I know says Kay-toe also Link to comment
idog Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 The word is derived from the Greek word chaeta meaning bristle, correct? You would pronounce it "kee-tow-more-fa" then. Link to comment
Kelpie Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 The word is derived from the Greek word chaeta meaning bristle, correct? You would pronounce it "kee-tow-more-fa" then. I concur. Link to comment
sephroth_r1 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 like the little yellow assistant of inspector clousoe (pink panther and spelling, i know) Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Screw Greek, this is America. I pronouce it Chay-toe Link to comment
shiveley Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 It's correct pronunciation is "throat wobbler nighting gale", phonetically, of course. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I say it like those yummy orange cheesy crunchy snacks Chee-To! ditto Link to comment
Reefaholic730 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Screw it im creating a common name, curly-q algae. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 yup everyone I know says Kay-toe also everyone I know asks me if I have a redfish when I tell them I keep a sw tank. I'm starting to think I'm the only one in south Tx with a reef tank. Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Screw it im creating a common name, curly-q algae. Green-pube algae is a more realistic name. Link to comment
coolwaters Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 yeah when i said cheeto to the guy working at the LFS he looked at me funny...so i just call it micro algae now... Link to comment
audioguy Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 im with daemonfly on this one!!! green-pube algae!!! Link to comment
WilD Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Kay-toe I can't beleve some of you pronounced it Chee-To, that would be embarassing. It is sometimes hard to talk or ask about topics you have read about, so I completely understand. I often have trouble with foreign car names. For example "Merkur" is pronounce Maer-koor Link to comment
reef n ale Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I guess "GPA" isn't just for grade point average anymore! Rob Link to comment
kismetsh Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 and ae is an "ay" sound. You mean like zooxanthellae, archaeology, polychaete, orthopaedic and Bacchae. It's key-toe. Edit: added another example Link to comment
seahorsedreams Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 The word is derived from the Greek word chaeta meaning bristle, correct? You would pronounce it "kee-tow-more-fa" then. Also concur... Link to comment
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