Pronouncing names

[Snake lover 3-25]

how do you pronounce thamnophis?????????

[Zephyr]

how do you pronounce thamnophis?????????

I believe
Tham-NO-fiss.
Possibly Tham-no-feez.

I'm wondering on sirtalis...
Is it
Sir-tale-iss?
Sir-tal-iss?
Sirtle-eez?
Sir-tal-eez?

[Stefan-A]

Tamn-ofis and sear-tahl-is.

Doesn't really matter how it is pronounced, as long as people know what you mean. It's a dead language with no native speakers, so it's okay to abuse it.

[count dewclaw]

Doesn't really matter how it is pronounced, as long as people know what you mean. It's a dead language with no native speakers, so it's okay to abuse it.

My son would cry heresy at that statement! But then again he always was a bit different.

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

i pronounce it tham-naa-phis sir-tal-iss

[Stefan-A]

My son would cry heresy at that statement! But then again he always was a bit different.

I know many who would do the same. But I find it a lot more liberating to just accept that nobody really knows how it is supposed to be spoken.

[HazAnga]

I know this is an old thread but i feel that I need to add my own name
Nick (not hard) Huizenga (Hue-zing-ga) the last name is dutch and they would probably pronounce it like this (hi-sin-ka) or close to anyway.

And as for my screen name Haz Anga, some people like to pronounce it as (Haze-Anga) But it's actually (Has-Anga)

[guidofatherof5]

People have always had trouble pronouncing my last name. My first name doesn't seem to be too difficult, STEVE.
The last name is Gilfillan.(Scot/Irish) 3 syllables Gill fill an
As for my screen name Guido. That was my nickname given to me by my supervisor at the Sheriff's Office.
Now that I'm retired, I like being called by my real first name, Steve.
For 27 years it was Guido.

[RedSidedSPR]

I've always wondered about your screen name, but never asked...

[Mommy2many]

Latin is so under-appreciated.