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| Topic Started: Nov 26 2013, 10:24 PM (193,259 Views) | |
| stargatedalek | Oct 13 2016, 09:42 PM Post #3526 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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I've only ever heard it pronounced "bear" by people with British accents in documentaries, so since that wasn't how I saw it spelled out in books or heard it by people working at museums I assumed it was the accent. |
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Oct 13 2016, 10:08 PM Post #3527 |
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I have honestly never heard anyone pronounce Baryonyx in any other way than "bear". |
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| Denomon3144 | Oct 13 2016, 10:43 PM Post #3528 |
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Pick a god and pray!
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The staff at Dinosaur National Monument typically say "Bear," so I was unsure of whether I've been pronouncing it wrong or not. Edited by Denomon3144, Oct 13 2016, 10:43 PM.
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Oct 14 2016, 12:23 AM Post #3529 |
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I AM THE UNSHRINKWRAPPER!
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To end the debate (and to return to the original point) I really don't think it matters how you pronounce Barosaurus. It's like you can pronounce Parasaurolophus Para-saur-olophus or Para-sauro-lophus- it's just personal preference. Personally, I pronounce Futalognkosaurus with a sneeze in the middle. |
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| Inaba | Oct 14 2016, 04:15 AM Post #3530 |
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Dunno if this has already been asked before or not, but does anyone here have any idea what's the main purpose of Concavenator's hip hump? |
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| 54godamora | Oct 14 2016, 07:58 AM Post #3531 |
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well, what if said crocodile had powers like fire-breath or electric bolts from its mouth since my character can shape-shift into various prehistoric animals that are enhanced |
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| CyborgIguana | Oct 14 2016, 11:37 AM Post #3532 |
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Godamora, these are not extinct animal questions. |
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Oct 14 2016, 12:29 PM Post #3533 |
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I AM THE UNSHRINKWRAPPER!
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Thank you. Someone said it. Your story may be interesting, well-written and overall good, 54godamora. but when you reach the point of fantasy where Proterochampsids can shapeshift and breathe fire, it has ceased to have any basis in anything resembling reality. At this point you may as well have an Oligokyphus take down a full-size Argentinosaurus and it would be at least equally as believable as a crocodile versus a mutant tanystropheus. |
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| stargatedalek | Oct 14 2016, 12:32 PM Post #3534 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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Then what is there even to fight? If your character can just shape-shift into Goku in crocodile form that's like, the end of the story. Science fiction related questions are one thing, but these questions are just silly. At the very least go back to asking JP toy related questions, those are moderately fun to answer. |
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| Incinerox | Oct 14 2016, 02:32 PM Post #3535 |
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Āeksiot Zaldrīzoti
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Are you SURE they were British? As a Brit yself, that doesn't sound right at all. |
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| TheNotFakeDK | Oct 14 2016, 02:40 PM Post #3536 |
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200% Authentic
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I have to agree as a Brit also, and as someone who has that sort of accent I've never pronounced it as "bear". |
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| HENDRIX | Oct 14 2016, 02:57 PM Post #3537 |
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It's really not a matter of accent but how you were taught to pronounce latin, if at all. Those with no latin skills whatsoever just guess, and the others make educated guesses. At least for plant genera, the emphasis is on the third-to-last syllable by convention (contrary to latin where it would be on the second-to-last syllable). I'm not sure if there is such a rule for animal genera, but if there is, it certainly limits what you can say and what you can't, as emphasis also influences which vowels can occur in each syllable. |
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| 54godamora | Oct 14 2016, 03:59 PM Post #3538 |
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I have a character that can shape-shift into various prehistoric animals and each one are enhanced because he fights the Creatures of Grimm. |
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| Furka | Oct 14 2016, 04:02 PM Post #3539 |
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54godamora, as others have said, this topic is about scientific facts or speculation at best (still based on evidence), if you start pulling out superpowers and such your questions do not belong to this section. Therefore please try to stick to the original subject of the topic, otherwise the staff might consider warning you for going offtopic. |
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| stargatedalek | Oct 14 2016, 04:02 PM Post #3540 |
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!
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It may not be the accent so much as a lot of the "mainstream" dinosaur documentaries being produced by BBC which makes it feel like you only ever hear these names pronounced with an accent. https://youtu.be/94jLUmbqyMQ?t=63 https://youtu.be/cG5iydU4QPY?t=266 Also found someone say it with an American accent, so that's that. https://youtu.be/vu8Ve-3N2Ho?t=759 |
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