tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post46280239966130239..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Greenland Eemian Ice Core Nears CompletionMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-39332441530355403302010-08-04T15:34:55.815-07:002010-08-04T15:34:55.815-07:00I contacted the Dutch consulate and asked how they...I contacted the Dutch consulate and asked how they would pronounce Eemian. Here's their reply:<br /><br />"You would pronounce Eem, as in the English word 'aim' (as in: I aim for something). So: Eem = 'aim'. For the pronunciation of Eemian, it would be: 'aim-ee-un'. So the letter 'i', you would pronounce like a 'e'. And the letter 'u', like in the expression 'um'. "<br /><br />jgjghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00588440067862480858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-55271763505680293712010-07-21T17:38:32.255-07:002010-07-21T17:38:32.255-07:00Named for the Dutch river, Eem.Named for the Dutch river, Eem.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-85638508774972864942010-07-21T15:15:30.151-07:002010-07-21T15:15:30.151-07:00hm, I was brung up by meteorologists... dunno...hm, I was brung up by meteorologists... dunno...Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-54744866219058833982010-07-20T20:37:41.875-07:002010-07-20T20:37:41.875-07:00You wouldn't know how to pronounce Eemian, wou...You wouldn't know how to pronounce Eemian, would you? I think it's "aye em ian" with emphasis on "em", but I don't find the word in my Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology, nor in my Websters and Heritage dictionaries. <br />thanks,<br />jgjghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00588440067862480858noreply@blogger.com