Loo-Kistic or Loo-Systic?

Like "leucite" eh.

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Originally Posted by TekWarren

I've never seen seen Lucy spelled with a k... :)

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True, but what about Jean Luc Picard? Hmm... :rolleyes:

There are actually a LOT of "leuc" words that use the K sound instead of "S". The origin is from the Greek word "Leukos" meaning "white", so I guess the K pronunciation would probably be more correct... especially if it was spelled with a K. :P

Damn... I really do have too much time on my hands. :(

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

S sound but then I mispronounced boid (as in boidae) for ages until Kara explained it's said "bo-id" not "boyd".

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I pronounce it "boyd" and don't plan on changing it :). Simply because the acronym uses the first 4 letters of the word, doesn't mean you are required to use it in context...

Think modem (it's MODULATOR/DEMODULATOR but we pronounce it as MOE) or NASA (We don't pronounce it NESA). Laziness is the American Way (TM) so I will continue to promote that to the best of my ability.

:carrot::banana::pinkele::taz:

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Originally Posted by jhall1468

I pronounce it "boyd" and don't plan on changing it :). Simply because the acronym uses the first 4 letters of the word, doesn't mean you are required to use it in context...

Think modem (it's MODULATOR/DEMODULATOR but we pronounce it as MOE) or NASA (We don't pronounce it NESA). Laziness is the American Way (TM) so I will continue to promote that to the best of my ability.

:carrot::banana::pinkele::taz:

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Rock on man! Thanks for being the balancing out the Justin-ness on the site! No hard feelings flip flop, I still like ya...

I've always pronounced it with a "k" too. :oops: But I too am always mispronouncing words. I learn so much from books and the internet and other text sources that I rarely hear things spoken until after I make reference to them outloud to somebody who knows better.

At first I thought it was "lee-coustic" because I was going off of an abbreviation.

I pronouce it "lee-oo-sistic."

loosistik :P

I always thought it was pronounced loo-es-tic ?

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Originally Posted by Regal Boids

I always thought it was pronounced loo-es-tic ?

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wrong!

Loo-to-da-shizzle!

(and yes, that is a technical, scientific term)