dip-lo-do-cus vs di-plod-o-cus

[3duracellbunnies]

Dh and I learnt one version when we were young, dd1 learnt a different pronounciation, but now none of us can remember which is the contemporary pronounciation, and ds really, really wants to know what it is called.

I say: dip-low-doe-cus
But could be wrong!

di-PLOD-o-cus is newer isn't it and weird

I think di-plod-o-cus is the 'new' pronunciation but I learnt the other one

Same here I learnt di-plo-do-cus, but children have learnt di-plod-ocus.

Despite at school we used to go around saying
Hocus Pocus
I'm a dip-low-docus

It should actually be a di-PLOD-ocus.

Dip-LOW-dock-us. I've read that in books, one of the few I remember.

Di-PLOD-ocus, I think

The OED says:
dɪˈplɒdəkəs/ /ˌdɪpləʊˈdəʊkəs/

However, as I cannot read phonics, that's not much help.
And preview has come up as a load of gobble-di-gook so that is even less help. Let's press the 'post' button anyway and cross fingers.

Wiktionary says the etymology is from the Greek diplo (double) and dokos (beam) so I would say the pronunciation is, erm, diplo-docus.

No singy songy cute way of saying it any longer. I used to hear it as wonderfully onomatopoeic and picture an ambling, happy dino. Now it's a plodding, sullen dino with its di PLOD ocus nonsense. This displeases me greatly.

My friend's dad is a palaeontologist at the British Museum and DH's best friend is a palaeontogist at Shell and they both say

Dip Low Doe Cus

This is also the pronounication shown in (one of thousands) of DS's dinosaur books, publshed a couple of years ago. It is also what I was taught (1980s!) at school arcoss the road from the Nat History Museum.

I think Kenneth Branagh confused things a few years ago with Di Plod Icus on Walking with Dinosaurs, but seems to have gone back to Dip Low Doe Cus.

I learnt dip-lo-do-cus at school but Walkikng with Dinosoars narrater says di-plod-o-cus.

They did the same with bodicea which was always bo-da-seeya growing up but is now boo-di-ca (side-track)

I can read phonics but don't have an OED handy! Your post didn't work senua.

DT1 corrected me after he learned di-PLOD, I def learned dip-LOW

I was sure I was taught dip-low-doe-shuss , then thought the pronunciation all changed. I obviously misheard that lesson

From the National History Musuem website -

According to the book, visitors often ask how to pronounce Diplodocus. As the name is a combination of two Greek words, it should sound like 'dip-low-dock-us' with the emphasis on the 'dip' and the 'dock'. However, there are lots of variations on this, ranging from 'dip-low-doe-cus' to 'dip-lod-oh-cus'. I'm still not sure myself, which is probably why a lot of us just stick with Dippy.

I think Kenneth must have jsut confused everyone!

Isn't it an apatosaurus anyway? Or I getting mixed up with a brontosaurus? I know one of the species of dinosaur we were taught about doesn't actually exist.

I would say dip-lo.

It's brontesaurus that has been discontinued

so what's a brontesaurus now? I loved brontesauruses (brontesauri?)

howjsay says di-plod-o-cus as does DS

I say dip-lo-do-cus

My uncle (in the science world but not palaeontology) was saying dip- lod- icus, long before Kenneth Branagh - and took great delight in correcting our dip-low-docuses. So I think there must have been a move towards it at one point (80's?).

What about Ornithomimus?

We followed Kenny Branagh and Nigel Marven by saying Or nith o my muss, whilst some books say Ornitho mim uss.

confused much?

No such thing as a brontosaurus. Twas a mistake iirc.

i much prefer dip-lo-doh-cus.

but i think the new version is the international version - it's easier to say in more countries. (cos of the emphasis)

Did the brontesaurus roam the yorkshire moors?

senua - i will use that as my argument to pronounce it correctly

yes, bronto is apatosaurus.