Message: "Re: Peridot" - Behind the Name

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[Opinions] Re: Peridot

by PrincessZ

1/26/2020, 1:16 PM

Is it normal to pronounce Peridot with a silent T? As far as I've been aware, the T isn't silent

- erb816

1/27/2020, 7:11 AM

I've actually never heard the T pronounced. It's my birthstone, and I've always heard it said as PER-i-doh.

- Janan (jeziana)

1/26/2020, 2:03 PM

I worked in a high street jewellery chain for a couple of years. We never pronounced the T.

- Manipura (glaucous)

1/26/2020, 1:43 PM

It's a common usage, not sure why, other than that it sounds more like the French version, and the English etymology overlaps with French.

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