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Re: Ceres pronunciation
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The American Heritage Dictionary pronounces it as SEER-ees.
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♦I'm sure that's it (M)♦I remember reading in world history that we got the English word 'cereal' from Ceres. It's perfect!
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I bet that's it.Because we've got a beer brand called Ceres in Denmark, and that we pronounce as SEER-ees. Or SEE-res.Sad that I have come to associate Ceres with a brand of beer... It is very lovely.{Edit: Had to edit/delete a word out.}
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This message was edited 2/24/2006, 5:43 AM

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That makes senseConsidering Ceres was the Roman goddess of the grain, and namesake of the word "cereal".
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