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Re: How best to pronounce Eratosthenes?
From: Stephen N.G. Davies
Date: 2015 Aug 26, 19:59 +0800
From: Stephen N.G. Davies
Date: 2015 Aug 26, 19:59 +0800
Just lay a mild stress on the 'tos'
S
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I might have to refer to Eratosthenes in a couple of weeks time, and I’m wondering how best to recall the name and how best to pronounce it without tying a knot in my tongue or revealing an almost total ignorance of the Classics. Would I be far wrong if I simply said Eratos The Knees very quickly? Dave