A crazy question from a crazy person

[altaaffe]

I always say it "youkay-aps" as the you would say "YouKay" for the United Kingdom.

Same here

My mates / family can't understand why I'm never happy with a tank - my wife commented today that she noticed the Heteranthera Zosterifolia has left my tank again (and that was it's last chance)

 

[Simon D]

Is there a special hanshake that I should know about???? 🙂

You mean you don't know the handshake? 😱

 

[chris1004]

 

[TDI-line]

Is there a special hanshake that I should know about???? 🙂

You mean you don't know the handshake? 😱

Only the Founders know the special hand shake....

 

[Superman]

Is there a special hanshake that I should know about???? 🙂

You mean you don't know the handshake? 😱

Only the Founders know the special hand shake....

I thought the "handshake" was shouting...

<Toxic> You-Kaps-BABY

at the top of your voice.
Note: the toxic bit is optional.

 

[Vito]

I've always said U-K-aps.

I am always aked by my missus, "when are you getting some big fish?"
I reply with "Its about the scape not the fish"
"but why" she says.

LOL!

 

[Lisa_Perry75]

You-Kaps all the way. I have done a couple of meets - FoF x 2 and a TGM meet though it needed to be said.

To my friends - not only am I weird enough to be doing a degree in Biochemistry and love it, I am "fishy" and are on forums for that. Do I really need to go any weirder (geekier)?

 

[gratts]

my mum: 'you've got an awful lot of plants in there'

 

[Simon D]

OK while were on the topic, what's the general census of opinion of the pronunciation (yes pronunciation not pronounciation) of algae is it:

1) Al-gay
2) Al-gee
3) Al-jay
4) Al-jee

:?: :?:

And, yes I'm sure, most have you have never had to utter the word!

 

[Garuf]

I think it depends on if you're american or not. For me it's always been alg-ee.

 

[samc]

same here
i see where you are coming from tho you never know what things should be called

 

[Lisa_Perry75]

Al-gee NOT al-jee, god I hate that pronunciation! Reminds me of awful first year lectures...

 

[rawr]

I think it depends on if you're american or not. For me it's always been alg-ee.

Same here. 😉

 

[a1Matt]

It is al-gee. My mum calls it al-jee. I wince every time. At first it was by mistake, I swear she does it now just to wind me up.

I always say U-K-aps by the way!

 

[samc]

im a u-k apper too

 

[Simon D]

Other option is Al-guy?

The al-jays are definitely an Americanism.

Are there different pronunciations for multiple types of algae and one for a singular type. i.e: al-gee plural and al-guy singular or versa visa :?:

 

[Steve Smith]

Al-gee NOT al-jee, god I hate that pronunciation! Reminds me of awful first year lectures...

Amen sister!

 

[Simon D]

Amen sister!

Not "are-men" then, definitely "aye-men" :?:

 

[a1Matt]

Amen sister!

Not "are-men" then, definitely "aye-men" :?:

That one could go either way I reckon.

 

[Steve Smith]

Amen sister!

Not "are-men" then, definitely "aye-men" :?:

That one could go either way I reckon.

Depends on your sexual orientation...

"Ahhh... Men!"