Enid's Quasquicentennial Anniversary

[Moonraker]

I see today is the 125th anniversary of Enid's life. Congratulations to our authoress on still being so popular today.

[Kate Mary]

Quasquicentennial? Gosh! Happy birthday Enid.

[Anita Bensoussane]

Good old Enid ('old' being the operative word!)

[pete9012S]

Wow - Thanks Nigel - I hadn't heard that term before.
Wonder how it's pronounced?
My guess is that someone extremely knowledgeable like say, John Pickup will know.

[Katharine]

[John Pickup]

Pete, it's pronounced quasquicentennial.
Congratulations to the lady.

[Boodi 2]

What a great day that was 125 years ago and I wonder how different our lives would have been had Enid Blyton not been born!

[Jack400]

Yes It's a great day, mentioned on TalkTv -now I don't want any judgements I do a lot of channel hopping...

[pete9012S]

Pete, it's pronounced quasquicentennial.

I told you he'd know!!

[Jack400]

According to the TV yesterday she had written 792 books and they'd been translated into 92 languages. I wonder how these figures compare to the society's

[Moonraker]

Pete, it's pronounced quasquicentennial.

I told you he'd know!!

At least he can spell it (copied & pasted, maybe?)

Kwos - key - sen - tennial, I imagine. Although I did an online search and they all seem American, pronouncing it Kwos (or Kwas) - Kwee - centennial.

[Boodi 2]

Today, my Smartphone prompted me to read an article about Enid Blyton's quasquicentennial on BBC Culture, entitled "The British Author who is loved in India", which I found interesting. However, it is a bit frightening that Google & Co know so much about me that they can suggest articles that appeal to me (they also send me articles from the Racing Post and on historical subjects, which I tend to read)!!!

[Courtenay]

Kwos - key - sen - tennial, I imagine. Although I did an online search and they all seem American, pronouncing it Kwos (or Kwas) - Kwee - centennial.

Since it's from Latin, though, wouldn't both the "quas" and the "qui" naturally be pronounced with the "kw" sound? (Either that, or both with a "k" sound, which I'm guessing would be the French pronunciation.)

Or even easier, maybe we could just call it Enid's 125th Birthday!!

[John Pickup]

Pete, it's pronounced quasquicentennial.

I told you he'd know!!

At least he can spell it (copied & pasted, maybe?)

It's a common word, Nigel. I didn't need to copy and paste.

[pete9012S]

As usual, I bow to your superior intellect and unmatched pronunciation and linguistic skills John.
Only the mighty Eddie stands alongside you as a grandmaster of grammar!