[pct-l] Pronunciation of Talus

[Bradley Issler]

All these threads on the pronunciation of Talus, Oregon, etc.... remind me
of a T-shirt I have seen which says "You say tomato, I say F#@K you!"

:)~

Cheers,
Brad.

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 7:03 PM, kcristler <kerouc at verizon.net> wrote:

> TAL-us is so natural to the tongue. It is a shame they spell it TAY- lus.
> kerry
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> From: "Tortoise" <Tortoise73 at charter.net>
> To: "Bob" <BobandShell97 at verizon.net>
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> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 4:38 PM
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> from Wikipeida (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scree) on the difference
> between talus and scree:
>
>            Scree, also called talus, is a term given to an accumulation
>        of broken rock fragments at the base of crags, mountain cliffs,
>        or valley shoulders. Landforms associated with these materials
>        are sometimes called scree slopes or talus piles. These deposits
>        typically have a concave upwards form, while the maximum
>        inclination of such deposits corresponds to the angle of repose
>        of the mean debris size.
>            The term scree comes from the Old Norse term for landslide,
>        skriða.[1] The term talus is a French word meaning slope.[2]
>            The terms scree and talus are often used interchangeably,
>        though scree commonly refers to smaller material like mixed
>        gravel and loose dirt (e.g. anything smaller than a human fist),
>        while talus can refer to rocks larger than scree.[3] Talus is
>        usually the preferred term in scientific writing.
>
> I also pronounce it TALus since that is the way I first heard it.
>
>
> Tortoise
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