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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2237662, member: 56859&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Last summer I went to my first coin show (not counting coin shows when I was a child).&nbsp; All of my ancient numismatic camaraderie had been solely online... I had no idea how to pronounce anything (<i>Ag</i>-uh-<b>thō</b>-kuls is <i>not</i> correct <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).&nbsp; I scrambled to learn proper voicing of many Greek and Roman names and places so as to not embarrass myself at the ANA World&#039;s Fair of Money.</p><p><br /></p><p>The most shocking of all was learning the correct pronunciation of drachm.&nbsp; It&#039;s &quot;dram&quot;!</p><p><br /></p><p>Turns out that there are as many pronunciation variations as there are collectors and dealers <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; You can find various pronunciation guides online but they too are inconsistent.&nbsp; While I felt more confident having a clue about how to say various names, no one would have laughed if I&#039;d completely butchered the words.&nbsp; Or, at least not to my face <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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