In an effort to practice spelling out the names of the many words on Resh, I thought I would also write how they are pronounced. I suppose this is an unhelpful guide to most; the denizens of this world already know how to pronounce their own worlds, after all.

  Still, it’s my journal, and I can do what I like.

  First up is Aqueenian.

  It is pronounced uh-queen-ian. It may be the easiest to write out since the ‘A’ is the only part that isn’t plain on how to say.

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  Next up is Hobusian.

  This is pronounced ha-boo-sea-en. I thought it needed two b’s in the center for a while, but fortunately, text to speech on this planet corrected that.

  Afterward is Netzian.

  The pronunciation is net-zee-en. I asked Hal where the word originated and why it would have replaced ‘human,’ but he didn’t know either.

  Next up is Bentulousian.

  This is a tough one to write for sure. The pronunciation is bent-uh-loo-zee-an. It is also the longest, it seems, of all the species names on Resh.

  Last but not least, is Zenotote. I said Aqueenian might be easiest, but I would have to change my perspective by getting to this word. The first word is Zeno (Zee-know), like the philosopher and the second word is tote (towt), like the large bags.