There's a lot of controversy over this dinosaur name. How do you say it?
Edit: Factoid: the name translates to 'Giant Southern lizard.
English
#Offtopic
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5 RepliesEdited by Vithurr: 2/21/2016 1:11:16 PMHere's the real question, how do you pronounce Archaeopteryx?
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5 RepliesJye-gant-o-saw-rass
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1 ReplyI pronounce it "my penis" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Because both are no longer active ;_;
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1 ReplyJye-gan-oto-soar-us
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A loud and terrified girly scream
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2 Replies"Run"
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1 Replyheres the real test. How do you speak chitin? [spoiler]its kite-in you idiots.[/spoiler]
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3 RepliesJye-gan-toe-sor-us
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2 RepliesJai-gan-to-saur-us
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2 RepliesFirst one is totally wrong but you are all ignoramus
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1 ReplyHave you heard of carcharodontosaurus or micropachycephalosaurus? I like those names
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1 ReplyCorrectly.
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Godzilla
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3 Repliesprobably both
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1 ReplyWikipedia apparently supports both, but I prefer the "jye-ga" pronunciation. You say "jye-gan-tik" and "jye-ent" not "gig-an-tik" and "gee-ent."
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3 RepliesEdited by tjustie: 2/20/2016 7:50:25 PMWow. This thread just made me realize that there's two "o"s. When I was younger I always just thought it was gigantosaurus, pronounced like gigantic.
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18 RepliesEdited by Bofeious: 2/20/2016 7:11:46 PMJy-gan-toe-soar-us Just like gigantic, gigantism etc means big or large! ;) Least that's how it's pronounced in uk you Americans have done something weird with the pronunciation of Aluminium so who knows how you'd pronounce gigantosaurus
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7 RepliesCheck your privlege, maybe that dinosaur that's name I can't spell applies as other kin you pig.
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1 ReplyGi Gan Toe Saur Us
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Giant. Gigantic. QED.
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1 ReplyEdited by Nate Catt: 2/20/2016 7:23:13 PMJye Gant O Soar Us
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1 ReplyJi-gan-o-toe-soar-us
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Gye-gan-oh-toh-saurus
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1 ReplyJye-Ganto-Soar-Is [spoiler]I'm an American and I leave out letters.[/spoiler]
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1 ReplyDon't know, giga is the most commonly used term.