Date:         Thu, 18 Feb 1999 19:40:59 -0000
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From:         John Jacobs <johncheryl@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Chlamys pronunciation
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Instead of guessing, I looked in my dictionary which lists two
pronunciations.
 
kla'mes (with the a being long, as in bake, and the e like u in but) I can't
type an upside down e.
klam'es (the e as u in but)
 
Courtesy of Webster's New World Dictionary second college edition.
 
John Jacobs
johncheryl@earthlink.net