Re: RFI: Sabine's Gull Pronunciation

[Anne Lurie <ALURIE@nc.rr.com>]

Hey, there!

When I Googled for "Sabine's Gull pronunciation," I found the following
website:  http://birds.cornell.edu/crows/birdname.htm

After a quick, it's open to question, as the author was not sure how Sir
Edward Sabine pronounced his surname, but the favorite seems to be
SAB-in.

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC
ALURIE@nc.rr.com


Burnetted@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Carolina Birders:
> 
> I don't recall ever hearing anyone pronounce "Sabine's." Is there a consensus
> on pronunciation? It looks like it could be "SAY-beans" (like the town) or
> "SAY-byens." (Or maybe this will have to be added to the
> "PILL-ee-ated/PILE-ee-ated" and "BOCK-mans/BACK-mans" list of controversial
> pronunciations.)
> 
> Dennis Burnette
> Greensboro, NC
> burnetted@aol.com