How do you say it?

hkgar · 10/16/2019, 02:49 PM

Wrasse?
Rasy
Ras

Misled · 10/16/2019, 06:21 PM

ras

mcgyvr · 10/16/2019, 06:39 PM

Ras... It aint a Porsche..

64Ivy · 10/17/2019, 05:32 AM

As in "How did my ras get on the floor?"

jd371 · 10/17/2019, 09:29 AM

And while we're at it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfQxhsqVfQg

Michael Hoaster · 10/17/2019, 10:23 AM

OK, so it's ras and keetomorfa. Good to know, thanks!

It's funny, it's not an issue on the forums, where spelling is more important, but in the LFS or a trade show, it's nice to know the correct pronunciation.

What other words' pronunciation should be addressed?

hkgar · 10/17/2019, 12:56 PM

I asked because to me it has been rasy for 20 years thaen I notice the person at my LFS say ras and I thought I would ask because I thought the double s made two syllables, thus rasy (wras se)

ThRoewer · 10/17/2019, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Hoaster

OK, so it's ras and keetomorfa. Good to know, thanks!

It's funny, it's not an issue on the forums, where spelling is more important, but in the LFS or a trade show, it's nice to know the correct pronunciation.

What other words' pronunciation should be addressed?

C = K in Latin.
Caesar and Cicero went to the circus = Kaizar and Kikero went to the Kirkus.
And now you also know where "Kaiser" in German and "Zar" in Russian come from.

ThRoewer · 10/17/2019, 07:58 PM

Oh, and it is "a-ne-mo-ne" and not "an-ne-ne-mo-ne" like I hear so often.

MondoBongo · 10/18/2019, 09:13 AM

Ras, however now i'm considering only referring to them as "Sassy Wrassy"

Misled · 10/18/2019, 10:13 AM

You can call them carpet surfers if you don't have a cover!!!

hkgar · 10/18/2019, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misled

You can call them carpet surfers if you don't have a cover!!!

I have had one jump through 1/2 egg grate. I now use 1/4 screen.

I am TTM a Yellow/purple right now and went in the tank to move something and it jumped out - very quickly. I do cover the TTM tanks

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10/16/2019, 02:49 PM	#1
hkgar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dewitt MI Posts: 5,051	How do you say it? Wrasse? Rasy Ras __________________ Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels

10/16/2019, 06:21 PM	#2
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	ras __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

10/16/2019, 06:39 PM	#3
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Ras... It aint a Porsche.. __________________ Who me?

10/17/2019, 05:32 AM	#4
64Ivy B'rer Reefer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 3,194	As in "How did my ras get on the floor?" __________________ Be Kind To The Elderly. Life Without Parole Means Nothing To Us. ToTM 3-03 Current Tank Info: Between tanks. Searching for a home

10/17/2019, 09:29 AM	#5
jd371 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Long Island Posts: 615	And while we're at it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfQxhsqVfQg

10/17/2019, 10:23 AM	#6
Michael Hoaster Registered Seaweedist Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 5,807	OK, so it's ras and keetomorfa. Good to know, thanks! It's funny, it's not an issue on the forums, where spelling is more important, but in the LFS or a trade show, it's nice to know the correct pronunciation. What other words' pronunciation should be addressed? __________________ As many naturalists and environmentalists have suggested, we should set aside our arrogance, our desire to conquer and control everything, and walk hand in hand with Mother Nature. -Walter Adey Current Tank Info: 180g Seagrass Sandbar Lagoon, START DATE November 28, 2018

10/17/2019, 12:56 PM	#7
hkgar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dewitt MI Posts: 5,051	I asked because to me it has been rasy for 20 years thaen I notice the person at my LFS say ras and I thought I would ask because I thought the double s made two syllables, thus rasy (wras se) __________________ Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels

10/17/2019, 07:58 PM	#9
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	Oh, and it is "a-ne-mo-ne" and not "an-ne-ne-mo-ne" like I hear so often. __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

10/18/2019, 09:13 AM	#10
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	Ras, however now i'm considering only referring to them as "Sassy Wrassy" __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

10/18/2019, 10:13 AM	#11
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	You can call them carpet surfers if you don't have a cover!!! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.