Talk:Fuchsia

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I fail to see the relevance of the reference to the word "fuck" in the pronunciation discussion. If pronounced with the original German pronunciation, "fook-sya" doesn't sound any more like "fuck" than the word "fork" does and I don't believe the possiblity of mispronunciation as "fuck-sya" is what leads most people to say "fyew-sha" instead. Pronouncing Latinized botanical names based on words and names from non-Latin languages is always going to be a problem, and there is simply no rule in botanical nomenclature that such names must be pronounced according to the rules of pronunciation of their original language. MrDarwin 20:17, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

It does in UK English! - MPF 17:29, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fook-shia or Fewks?

In Britan, the name Fuchs is pronounced Fewks, so I think Fewk-sia is just the correct pronounciation. Ali0th 22:11, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Following popular demand, I removed the offending line. Ckerr 13:20, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

OK, if it's a reputable source. To me, it sounds like the sort of thing that would be retrospectively thought of--analogous to a backronym. Given the absurdity of many English pronunciations, the fact that "fuchsia" is not pronounced as it should be hardly even needs explanation--for example, did people start pronouncing "colonel" as "kernel" because the first way sounded too much like the lower digestive tract? I doubt it, but it's the sort of thing that could pass as a vaguely plausible explanation. I did a Google search for the pronunciation of "fuchsia", and of the dozen or so pages I looked at, all mentioned Mr Fuchs but not a one mentioned "f@*k". Also, I discovered (m-w.com, among other sources) that "fyewk-sia" is an accepted English pronunciation, which I included in the article. Anyway, thanks for joining the discussion. Ckerr 10:39, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Beware of just-so stories. Also, we are discussing an obscene word, not a profane word, if I'm not mistaken. That said, the etymology of words and names is appropriate content for WP, in my opinion. Walter Siegmund (talk) 15:29, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

In the U.S., "fyoo-shuh" seems to be the prevailing pronounciation. (See dictionary.com for corroboration). If someone has a reliable source citation for a different British pronounciation, perhaps it's worth mentioning the differing pronounciations somewhere in the article. To any potential "Americans pronounce it wrong" arguments: fyoo-shuh is undoubtedly less faithful to the German origin Fuchs, but that is how we say it. -Agyle 10:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Is it verifiable that Fuschias can be found mostly in south america? I am doing a school project and would like to check this little tidbit of information. Thanks,

.:mmmsagent:. —Preceding unsigned comment added by .:mmsagent:. (talk • contribs) 19:33, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it is verifiable, the article is a source of reference for a start, as it is intended, and the reference Puttock, A. G., Lovely Fuchsias, Gifford, London, 1959 has an entire chapter dedicated to the history of the discovery of the fuchsia. Good luck with your school assignment HelloMojo (talk) 08:52, 23 January 2008 (UTC)