Pronunciation

[ChrisThePuma]

Hi All

As i gain knowledge and start impressing my friends i need to make sure i am pronouncing things correctly - so - please can you advise how to pronounce Gibbous (as in the moon)

Is it Gib as in Gibbon

or

Is it Gib as in Gibberish

thanks

[Stephen]

Gibbon (or I've been saying it wrong a long time lol)

[rwilkey]

I believe it is 'gib' as in Gibbon.

[ChrisThePuma]

perfect - thanks :-)

[Nexus 6]

Either is funky so use which ever you wish

rwilkey is correct I believe

[MG1]

Another one for you then...

Si dereal (wot i saiz)

or

Sid ereal

or

Side real

[LukeSkywatcher]

Side real,surely.

[Damo636]

Cereal??

[steppenwolf]

I've had a very sheltered astronomy life (read solitary and self taught) so my pronunciation is bound to be suspect! As I now give talks to various organisations, I make great play of apologising in advance for any strange wording.

For me it is SIDE-earial (deliberate wrong spelling in an attempt to get the phonetics right)

But is Vega Vague-a of Vee-ga ?

However, all is well in Steppenwolf World ......

[Ant]

Si dereal and Vague-a are my chosen pronunciations

Not saying I'm right though

[Nillchill]

Sidereal is pronounced "sai derial"

or to use the common term celery

[x6gas]

I'll be a dessenting voice then! I've always said gibbous as in gibberish. But I wouldn't take any notice of me.

(and vague-a, side-i-rial... let's not even start on Betelgeuse...)

[assasincz]

Want to talk funny pronunciation? What about Uranus

[LukeSkywatcher]

Beetle Juice

[LukeSkywatcher]

U-ran-us

How about Pleiades (i say Ply-a-dees)

I cant even spell it without copy and paste.

[robbieince]

sy-derial, vague-ah, gih-buss, bet-l-gerz, you-ray-nuss, ply-ah-deez

And I wonder why my wife says I talk boddox.......

[Nillchill]

I'll be a dessenting voice then! I've always said gibbous as in gibberish. But I wouldn't take any notice of me.

(and vague-a, side-i-rial... let's not even start on Betelgeuse...)

and don't forget the controversial "Uranus"

[x6gas]

Here is the definitative from the Oxford English Dictionary an as usual I am...... WRONG!

Indeed, gibbous should be gib as in gibbon. Learn something everyday :-)

[cantab]

Cider Eel

Vague-ah

Bet-ell-jews

Rye-jull

Ply Aids

and of course Yur Anus.

[Nosivad]

Cider Eel

Vague-ah

Bet-ell-jews

Rye-jull

Ply Aids

and of course Yur Anus.

Is this a menu?

[Psychobilly]

Is this a menu?

If it is I'm not eating there....

[LukeSkywatcher]

If it is I'm not eating there....

Not the usual pie and mash.

[MG1]

My fav is still zuben-al-ganooooo-be

But I always get Aldebaran wrong... I say aldebran or if I'm feeling in a stairways mood...alderaan!

While I'm thinking of alignment stars does anyone else sing....cor caroli(ne) to the tune of the Neil Diamond classic?

We did a public event last year when a young lad proclaimed he knew 'that' star...pointing to Orion. That one's called Nigel! Poor lad...belly laughs all round! (in the nicest possible way you understand!)

[MG1]

Oops...ifail autocorrect!

Starwars not stairways!

[StevieDvd]

Let's improve all our pronounciation then.

All say AIR-HAIR-LAIR, all three words very quickly.