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10-05-2007, 06:39 AM
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What a dork!
All this time I've been pronouncing Conure "kuh-noo-er." I called someone today to inquire about their Sun Conures, pronouncing it the wrong way, and the guy goes "what? oh, Sun KONYERS?"
I wonder how many people I've unknowingly embarrassed myself in front of!      
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10-05-2007, 07:21 AM
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Thats OK, until recently I was pronouncing Caique (Ki ac eee) as cac....lol
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10-05-2007, 07:24 AM
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Lol - i don't even start on that one... not so much with bird species names, but as a non-native speaker i run into the mis-pronounciation all the time
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10-05-2007, 07:28 AM
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There are several pronunciations for caique! LOL
I've heard people tell me they have cake birds! 
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10-05-2007, 07:32 AM
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You got me there... Until now I thought Caique was pronounced "kike". Glad to see I'm not alone! I better stick to talking about birds on here where no one can hear how I pronounce it.
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10-05-2007, 10:31 AM
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Hell I been calling Caiques, Cakes
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10-05-2007, 12:15 PM
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I've been calling them Cakes too! What is a "proper" pronunciation?
con yer hehehehe
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10-05-2007, 05:08 PM
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i've always heard it was cake, but ive heard it pronounced several ways. thats the trouble with words that dont look like they sound. imho, through should be thru.... etc.
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10-05-2007, 05:37 PM
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The guy at pets mart was calling my girls cockatoos and their cockatiels. I still feel uncomfortable when trying to pernounce it. I just say Tiels now-a-days. "teals"
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