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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Psilocybe cubensis
Is 'psilocybe' pronounced pseelocybe or psaaylocybe?
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e. the letter 'p' is not pronounced), and I would guess that the syllable breakdown is psil-o-cybe. Thus, I would pronounce the first syllable the same way I would pronounce the first syllable in the word 'silly'.
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- the letter 'p' is not pronounced), and I would guess that the syllable breakdown is psil-o-cybe.
- Thus, I would pronounce the first syllable the same way I would pronounce the first syllable in the word 'silly'.
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- Listen: [ogg] or [mp3] However, according to Wikipedia, it is also possible to pronounce the word with the syllables broken down as follows: psi-lo-cybe In that case, the first syllable would be pronounced the same way the first syllable in the word 'science' is pronounced.
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Hi AH020387,
The word 'psilocybe' is not a word that is part of my everyday vocabulary, but I would automatically assume that it follows the same sorts of pronunciation patterns as words such as 'psychology' (i.e. the letter 'p' is not pronounced), and I would guess that the syllable breakdown is psil-o-cybe. Thus, I would pronounce the first syllable the same way I would pronounce the f
The word 'psilocybe' is not a word that is part of my everyday vocabulary, but I would automatically assume that it follows the same sorts of pronunciation patterns as words such as 'psychology' (i.e. the letter 'p' is not pronounced), and I would guess that the syllable breakdown is psil-o-cybe. Thus, I would pronounce the first syllable the same way I would pronounce the f
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