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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 8155098, member: 56859&quot;]But are those pronunciations really correct?&nbsp; Who&#039;s to say?</p><p><br /></p><p>I went through the same angst before my first ancient coin show when realizing I was probably mispronouncing everything.&nbsp; Worried about embarrassing myself at the show, I embarked on a quest to learn the correct way to pronounce every name and place I might need to say only to find a wide array of choices.&nbsp; Vespasian, for example.&nbsp; After going through that exercise it seemed &quot;vess PAY shun&quot; was the correct way.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the coin show every dealer seemed to pronounce any given name differently so I relaxed a bit... but it still bothers me.</p><p><br /></p><p>In recent weeks I&#039;ve gone through the same thing as I&#039;m thinking of making a video presentation for a coin.&nbsp; Must&#039;ve found at least a dozen &quot;correct&quot; ways to pronounce some of the names and places.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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