My wife pronounces it three different ways, each of which she can support. I pronounce it one, but other than that it’s the way I’ve heard it I can’t support my pronunciation even after some searches. What’s yours and why?

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    3 days ago

    Two. The last part of centaur is tau-or.

    Similarly, “dinosaur” is pronounced dino-sour, and not as dino-saw.

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      3 days ago

      Similarly, “dinosaur” is pronounced dino-sour, and not as dino-saw.

      In ancient Greek, as best we can tell. The “i” is more like “ee” as well. In English, it’s “die-no-sore” unless you’re non-rhotic, and if you are, then piss off, you posh ponce.