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posted 05-21-2007 11:46 AM               

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What is the proper pronounciation of Mare?

Is it Mar ray? or Mar rah? or something else?

Thank you, Garry

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posted 05-21-2007 12:23 PM               

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I could be wrong, but I think the first one - Ma-ray is correct.

That's my vote, but what do I know?

Tom

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posted 05-21-2007 12:27 PM               

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Enough guessing, this got me curious.
Found this on Wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare

The Lunar maria (singular: mare, IPA: /ˈmɑːreɪ/)

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posted 05-21-2007 12:51 PM               

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'mär-(")A Etymology,New latin, free sea. Courtesy Merium Webster online.

Terry

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posted 05-22-2007 03:55 AM               

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With a Masters in Classics I can definitively say it is "mah-ray", although you never know how words transliterate once they cross the pond

Paul