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SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Uta-Napisthim?

Is it acceptable that I pronounce Uta-Napisthim as /ju:t? næpi?im/?

Context:

THE OLD TESTAMENT
Begin in Genesis with the well-loved story of Noah, derived from
the Babylonian myth of Uta-Napisthim and known from the older
mythologies of several cultures. The legend of the animals going
into the ark two by two is charming, but the moral of the story
  

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SweetFreedom Is it acceptable that I pronounce Uta-Napisthim as /ju:t? im/? It's fine with me .

— Philip

  • SweetFreedom Is it acceptable that I pronounce Uta-Napisthim as /ju:t?
  • im/?
  • It's fine with me .
  • The pronunciation of ancient names is often debatable, depending on a number of resources, some of which are more reliable than the others.
  • I notice that you have not included the 's' in your pronunciation.
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SweetFreedomIs it acceptable that I pronounce Uta-Napisthim as /ju:t? næpi?im/?
It's fine with me
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SweetFreedomIs it acceptable that I pronounce Uta-Napisthim as /ju:t? næpi?im/?
Yes, if you can! I don't think I could pronounce it at all, but if I tried, I'd aim for /'u:t? n?'p?s??m/.

CJ
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I don't think I could pronounce it
How do you (or at least the natives) say "Stick your finger in your throat" in Czech? Strc prst skrz krk.
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PhilipI don't think I could pronounce it How do you (or at least the natives) say "Stick your finger in your throat" in Czech? Strc prst skrz krk.
Easy. "Stick your finger in your throat in Czech."
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****, I can't even find the verb in that mess.
Not sure there is one. 5jj may be able....
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CalifJim PhilipI don't think I could pronounce it How do you (or at least the natives) say "Stick your finger in your throat" in Czech? Strc prst skrz krk.Easy. "Stick your finger in your throat in Czech." ****, I can't even find the verb in that mess. CJ
Reminds me of: Railroad crossing. Look out for the cars.
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Philip****, I can't even find the verb in that mess. Not sure there is one. 5jj may be able....
The first word is the verb. Here is how you pronounce it:
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I just knew that 5jj would come through!
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My honorary Czech grandson, six years old, is smugly proud of the fact the he can say it perfectly and I can't.
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While we were trying to learn to pronounce the r, we were told that the then-president (can't remember his name) had never mastered it himself.
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