I just watched one of those Prius videos, and they are talking about the "Pry-us". I've been calling it a "Pree-us" Which is correct? I don't want to mispronounce my new car's name!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dulcimer @ Jul 10 2006, 06:18 PM) [snapback]284102[/snapback]</div> You've been doing it correctly. As the word is Latin, the proper pronunciation is definitely "Pree-us."
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(AnOldHouse @ Jul 10 2006, 03:26 PM) [snapback]284107[/snapback]</div> A coworker has been learning Latin, and it got me thinking... Should the pronunciation be "pree-oos" if it's pronounced in Latin? I prefer the Japanese pronunciation: "pu-ri-u-su" (poo-lee-ooh-soo).
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Chris Hayashida @ Jul 13 2006, 05:05 PM) [snapback]285807[/snapback]</div> You are correct. It should be the long U sound of "oo". If I were singing the word, that's how it would come out. When I say the word, I do shorten the U sound.
