ereks mom Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 (edited) EE-SOP? AY-SOP? Some other way? ETA: I've always said "EE-SOP" but I began to doubt myself today when it came up in a discussion I was having with someone who says "AY-SOP". Edited September 14, 2010 by ereks mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I've always said AY-SOP, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least to discover I've been saying it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I don't know cupola, but Aesop is ee-sop because it is Greek. Aesop (ē`səp, ē`sŏp), Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 From http://www.aesopandtheceo.com/pages/funfaq.html: The Merriam Webster, American Heritage, and Webster's New World College dictionaries show Aesop pronounced with a long e. The Romans adopted many of the Greek's stories, customs and gods when the cultures came into contact with one another around 500 BC. The Romans took Aesop's fables and updated them using the names of their own gods in lieu of the Greek names. Thus, the Greek god, Zeus, became Jupiter, Hermes became Mercury, Athena became Minerva, and so on. In Latin, the two vowels ae are pronounced as long e. Actually, in classical Latin, "ae" is pronounced like long i ("eye" or "aye"). I'm not sure about ecclesiastical Latin, since that's not the pronunciation we use in our homeschool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 My goodness. I'm going to go hide. First, I admit to the adolescent "their", then I didn't admit to pronouncing cupola cup'-oh-luh. Now it's Ay-sop (because that's how I've always said it). Egads. :leaving: :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I used to pronounce it Aye-sop, but read somewhere it's Ee-sop, so that's what I say now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 That might be the British pronunciation though. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I say Ae-sop but my best friend says Ee-sop :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I don't know cupola, but Aesop is ee-sop because it is Greek.Aesop (ē`səp, ē`sŏp), :iagree:But even though I know that's the correct way to say it, I still say a-sop in my head. I have to mentally correct myself when speaking to others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I say tomato, you say tamato I say potato, you say patato Sorry, that song just keeps playing in my head By the way, I say EE-sop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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