[pct-l] Pronunciation of Talus

[Cris]

Ok, since it's still winter....

How do you pronounce Seiad Valley?

Cris
...mountains don't tolerate fools...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of kmurray at pol.net
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:59 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Pronunciation of Talus
> 
> Dr. Bob wrote:
> "For years, I mis-pronounced "talus."  The dictionaries are uniform in
> indicating "Tay-lus" as the preferred pronunciation.
> 
> Still learning... or at least trying."
> 
> NOPE.  You were correct in the first place.  Tay-lus is the correct
> pronunciation of the bone in the foot.  Tal-lus is the correct
> pronunciation of large scree.
> 
> They are spelled the same, but not pronounced the same.
> 
>  (as played by the audio of the online Merriam Webster Dictionary)
> 
> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talus
> 
> 
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