why's it so hard 😭
And they probably call it a Puhteradactyl
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I raise you "gb".
That's why I say helicotter.
PO - TO - LEMMY
I think Joey would be much closer to the right pronunciation in this case.
I’m pretty sure ancient Greek didn’t have any concept of a “Silent Pi”. That leading “p” sound is supposed to be said.
It might be really hard for a native English speaker to say those two consonants together, but that doesn’t mean Joey is wrong for trying.
… although, I guess any pronunciation will be wrong because the actual name was “Πτολεμαίος”, so if you wanted a correct transliteration you would have to use “Ptolemaious”
Regardless, Joey is still closer to the correct pronunciation.
Πτολεμαίος
You can put it in google translate to hear a modern greek version of it. The P sound is there but nearly silent.
How about the breathtakingly wrong Latin pronunciations?
Veni Vidi Vici
Any it's the last frame an entirely different pronunciation?
I'm with Joey.
If you wanted me to pronounce it that way, you should have spelled it that way.