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[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 10 months ago
[-] Ostrichgrif@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago
[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 10 months ago
[-] Knusper@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago

They were trying to show the hero-like pronunciation applied. Think of e.g. Hercules.

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's "Herkules" in german, like you write it, so i don't know.

This petition has missing rules.

[-] Knusper@feddit.de 3 points 10 months ago

The English pronunciation of Hercules is effectively the same as the German pronuncation.

Important for the joke is that the normal pronunciation for molecules differs, even though it also ends on -cules...

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Honestly, go with the epic version.

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Molleck-Yoo-Lees and Parr-Tick-Lees

[-] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

The English pronunciation would be "her-Q-leez"

For the Greek pronunciation, if I remember what I was told, the long "E" at the end should actually be short; the "R" is mixed with an "L" sound; and the "H" is silent.

Pronounced something like "eee-lrak-aice"

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 10 months ago
this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2023
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