Chaeto: pronounced chee-toe, chay-toe, kee-toe, or kay-toe?

[rmurken]

I always hear chay-toe, but the former Latin student in me wants to say kay-toe. And the speaker of American English just wants to say kee-toe. I feel like an outlier!

 

[Quietman]

I prefer three syllables...cha-e-to. :)

 

[DarkSky]

kay-toe-mor-fah

 

[Quietman]

It's "kay-toe-mor fah" not "kay-toe mor fah". Channeling my inner Hermione.

 

[rmurken]

It's "kay-toe-mor fah" not "kay-toe mor fah". Channeling my inner Hermione.

Swish and flick, swish and flick.

 

[jd371]

 

[jschultzbass]

So according to that it is kee-toe-MOR-fah

 

[brandon429]

 

[mtfish]

So according to that it is kee-toe-MOR-fah

Yep, just like all those worms in your tank, polychaete = polykeet

 

[BlueDamselReef]

I guess the world will never know! :D

 

[mta_morrow]

It's "kay-toe-mor fah" not "kay-toe mor fah". Channeling my inner Hermione.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

I am TN and have a very strong southern accent. I just say "That green stringy macro stuff". Much easier.

 

[Crabs McJones]

I've always pronounced it kay toe

 

[mtfish]

If you have a science background, there is only one way to pronounce it. Since there are people that don't talk Texan English (the only correct way to talk English! hah!), then it can be pronounced a hundred different ways.

 

[Signalhead]

The green stuff that looks like a brillo pad.