A Note on Pronunciation

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The pronunciation sound files are my voice. There are certain things you should keep in mind as you use them, especially if English is not your first language.

• Although to the best of my knowledge, none of the pronunciations is “incorrect”, some are less-common variants. Nevertheless, any professional English-speaking biologist should be able to understand them.
• American pronunciation of these words sometimes differs from British pronunciation.
• I grew up in Oklahoma, speaking a regional dialect that sounds different from “TV news announcer English”. Although much of that accent has been lost, it still affects the pronunciation of some words.
• Most biological terms can be pronounced phonetically.

Curtis Clark
June 20, 2000

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