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wollemi pine ?? IS 'LEM' STRONG SYLLABLE????

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:23 pm
by tom mcilveen
i AM SURE THAT MY LOCAL NURSERY PRONOUNCES IT WOL LEM THE STRONG STRESSED SYLLABLE BEING 'LEM' soft being 'wol' and 'i'..can I have some 2nd opinions please ???

tom mcilveen

Re: wollemi pine ?? IS 'LEM' STRONG SYLLABLE????

Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:11 am
by Zondrae
G'day Tom,

I have only heard it pronounced with the stress on Wol. Unfortunately I don't think it will be in that on line dictionary Dave put us on to. If it was me I would go with the pronunciation in common use.

Re: wollemi pine ?? IS 'LEM' STRONG SYLLABLE????

Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:21 am
by manfredvijars
Don't be a 'Wolli' Tom, it's on the "WOL" (AND on the "MI")... :D