Do we pronounce "Loci" correctly?

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Is “method of Loci” a genitive phrase? If it is, then we should be saying “LowSEE.” But really, it would be “lowKEE” because there are no soft pronunciations of “C” in Latin. Actually, I don’t speak Latin. Does anyone here know Latin and care to clear this up?

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Hi Lance
There was some discussion about this on an old thread.

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Ok, thanks. To summarize, it looks like the phrase is genitive, and “Caesar” is a good example of a soft, Latin “C,” if it was pronounced that way

But one has to wonder how the the OP recognized that there was a pronunciation error on an online forum.

And of course Josh would pronounce it “Loki.” He is the paragon of obstinacy, maintaining personal integrity in the face of adversity; the unwavering nonconformist who stares evenly into his opponents’ eyes and says, “Loki.”

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I prefer “loki”, but I started calling them “lokai” after a Google Hangout where Hype convinced me this is how it’s said in English, so now I say “lokai”. :slight_smile:

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Never thought I’d see the day he’d buckle under the pressure. I’m going to go listen to Taps on my 8-track now…

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I’ve always pronounced it lokai to myself when I’m reading this forum, but if I’m talking to people, I call them locations. :slight_smile:

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I’ve always said it to myself in a way that adheres to the rules of Slovak language, but not English… Interesting how we use different sounds for that word. I’m not a linguist so do not take it in a high regard, only as a funny fact.

I cannot give you an accurate example, but try to say the letter “C” hard, and that’s it…An example in Latin: “Si vis paCem, para bellum”… I mean the word “paCem”, and the letter C, especially. There is no word in English that has this sound in it, as far as I know, so if it sounds strange, maybe you got it correctly! Maybe at some hangout I would present you my speaking interpretation of this word.

Or maybe even I pronounce that word “pacem” differently…

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@Zoomy:
That’s probably the best option. :slight_smile:
I say “locations” when I’m teaching people how to do it in person…

@Nightwalker:
Is the “c” in Slovak similar to the “c” in German? Something like “ts” in English?

Does anyone know how to say “method of loci” in German?

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Yeah, exactly! I don’t know why this didn’t come to my mind. Iwas looking for words where “c” would sound like this, so it didn’t lead me to that basic sequence of letters in English “it’s”… IT’S a shame. :wink: