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thebum · Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Location: North Korea

do you say spē'shēz, or spē'-sēz ? (i didn't use the IPA because i couldn't get it to show up right on daves) i say spē'sēz but i just heard my friend's english tape and they said spē'shēz. both are OK according to the dictionary.

Hanson · Joined: 20 Oct 2004

I've heard it both ways. I say "spee-cies".

Boodleheimer · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:00 am Post subject:

option (a) for me.

another one: how do you say the letter H? like 'aych' or more like 'haych'?

twg · Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Location: Getting some fresh air...

Same as feces

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

I usually pronounce it speesheze. As for pronouncing "H" - aych

Zoidberg · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject:

I say both, I never know which one one is going to come out. Every day is an adventure when discussing species!

I'm with with the many armed fellow above on the topic of H.

Big_Bird · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject:

If you're British you pronounce it correctly; if you're American, you pronounce it with a funny accent.

ella · Joined: 17 Apr 2006

SPEE-sheez.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject:

mole · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Act III

I say "spee-seez."
I majored in biology and heard it both ways often.

EDIT: Just remembered an elderly prof, likely pushing retirement, saying,
"spoy-sheez." Yes, I'm Texan.

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

Junior · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: the eye

"spee-seas" is correct. As in, 'specific".

Similarly, "race-ism" is correct, although many pronounce it "ray-shism".

thebum · Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Location: North Korea

Boodleheimer · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:31 am Post subject:

Svetlana · Joined: 22 Jan 2007

Spee-shes