Comments on: A Clematis by any Other Pronunciation: How do you pronounce Clematis http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2006/05/clematis-by-any-other-pronunciation.html Gardening isn't a hobby, it is an obsession Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:15:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lou James http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2006/05/clematis-by-any-other-pronunciation.html/comment-page-1#comment-8512 Lou James Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:10:57 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/new/2007/07/a-clematis-by-any-other-pronunciation-how-do-you-pronounce-clematis.html#comment-8512 Do you know that old diddy ... that suggests the correct pronunciation of clematis? Do you know that old diddy … that suggests the correct pronunciation of clematis?

]]> By: Martha http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2006/05/clematis-by-any-other-pronunciation.html/comment-page-1#comment-8393 Martha Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:28:50 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/new/2007/07/a-clematis-by-any-other-pronunciation-how-do-you-pronounce-clematis.html#comment-8393 I wonder why, after doing your research and concluding--correctly--that both pronunciations are correct, you still want to insult the people who use the pronunciation you don't by calling them "snooty" and saying they drive you crazy? There are other pronunciations, too. I was listening to the novelist Helen Simonson reading from "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" this morning, and she pronounces it "clem AY tis"--which was what prompted my search. I wonder why, after doing your research and concluding–correctly–that both pronunciations are correct, you still want to insult the people who use the pronunciation you don’t by calling them “snooty” and saying they drive you crazy?

There are other pronunciations, too. I was listening to the novelist Helen Simonson reading from “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand” this morning, and she pronounces it “clem AY tis”–which was what prompted my search.

]]> By: Emily http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2006/05/clematis-by-any-other-pronunciation.html/comment-page-1#comment-8357 Emily Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:56:42 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/new/2007/07/a-clematis-by-any-other-pronunciation-how-do-you-pronounce-clematis.html#comment-8357 HA! I say clem-uh-tis...and 'cringe' when I hear it the other way. I too was looking it up on how it is proper to say it. My neighbor says it the 'other' way and it drives me crazy! I asked my mother, and she said clem-uh-tis is right, solely because my great-grandmother new the latin names of all the flowers and since SHE said clem-uh-tis, it must be the correct way, because she would know! lol. Glad it's 'correct' either way. To me cle-mat-is, sounds like an STD, so I'll still cringe when I hear it that way, but not so much. HA! I say clem-uh-tis…and ‘cringe’ when I hear it the other way. I too was looking it up on how it is proper to say it. My neighbor says it the ‘other’ way and it drives me crazy! I asked my mother, and she said clem-uh-tis is right, solely because my great-grandmother new the latin names of all the flowers and since SHE said clem-uh-tis, it must be the correct way, because she would know! lol. Glad it’s ‘correct’ either way. To me cle-mat-is, sounds like an STD, so I’ll still cringe when I hear it that way, but not so much.

]]> By: Yana Zoffsky http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2006/05/clematis-by-any-other-pronunciation.html/comment-page-1#comment-8015 Yana Zoffsky Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:24:43 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/new/2007/07/a-clematis-by-any-other-pronunciation-how-do-you-pronounce-clematis.html#comment-8015 having been born and raised in Ireland, I grew up with the pronunciation "KLEMMA-TIS" and, until emigrating to Canada over 50 years ago, had never heard it pronounced any other way. My horticulturalist grandfather explained that the word comes from the Greek "klemma" which means "to climb"; therefore, klemma-tis makes perfect sense to me. I think it's a tomAto/tomAHto situation, with the tomAto being North American and the tomAHto being European. As long as we understand what we mean, I suppose it doesn't really matter.... having been born and raised in Ireland, I grew up with the pronunciation “KLEMMA-TIS” and, until emigrating to Canada over 50 years ago, had never heard it pronounced any other way. My horticulturalist grandfather explained that the word comes from the Greek “klemma” which means “to climb”; therefore, klemma-tis makes perfect sense to me. I think it’s a tomAto/tomAHto situation, with the tomAto being North American and the tomAHto being European. As long as we understand what we mean, I suppose it doesn’t really matter….

]]> By: AJW http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2006/05/clematis-by-any-other-pronunciation.html/comment-page-1#comment-7392 AJW Tue, 18 May 2010 21:00:05 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/new/2007/07/a-clematis-by-any-other-pronunciation-how-do-you-pronounce-clematis.html#comment-7392 Just found this as my Mum just came back from a talk given by an expert on the Clematis. Here in Britain my Mum grew up pronouncing it "cluh-MAY-tus", as did everyone else around her, and there are just as many people, including the person giving the talk, who pronounce it "CLEM-uh-tus". I've always said "cluh-MAY-tus", as I learned from my Mum. It's good to know both ways are right, although I'm sure that won't stop the discussion... :-) Just found this as my Mum just came back from a talk given by an expert on the Clematis. Here in Britain my Mum grew up pronouncing it “cluh-MAY-tus”, as did everyone else around her, and there are just as many people, including the person giving the talk, who pronounce it “CLEM-uh-tus”. I’ve always said “cluh-MAY-tus”, as I learned from my Mum. It’s good to know both ways are right, although I’m sure that won’t stop the discussion… :-)

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