Pronunciations (again)

My new watercolour sketchbook has a pocket for storing ephemera

Now that's not a word I would use ordinarily or ever hear anyone else use,
so I'm not sure I'm pronouncing it correctly in my head!

I'm saying eff- em- urrah
Is that right?

Ir is it eff-um-eera?
Or ee- fem- urrah?

I quite like it though. It's far better word to use than scrap pieces

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Here is a photo of said pocket

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Eff-em-uh-ra

https://howjsay.com/search?word=ephemera

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Oh my life Tachyon!!!
I never knew that site existed!
It's brilliant

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I was saying it right more or less
That's good!

I could quite easily have made a fool of myself being an Art teacher n all!

Thank you

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Oh it's a fun site this!

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I feel a bit sorry for ephemera. apparently, it only lasts for a day.

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Eh?!!

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Well I had to Google it because I had no idea what it meant but this was the result;


The word ephemera comes from the Greek word ephēmeros, which means “'lasting only a day.” Although not originally intended to be collected as art objects, some ephemera is preserved and collected for its artistic merit or historic interest.


Sad isn't it.

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The site says Car-sul
I say Ca-sul
The site says Toe-mar-toe
I say Toe-ma-toe

Let's call the whole thing off!