Gosh, thanks!

You're one of my favorite users on here... great lists.

Thanks*, ter.

(* See -no, don't see- vegetarian)

Those pronunciation maps are fantastic. Thanks for the links!

The "p" in pterodactyl has always frustrated me. But the word wouldn't have looked half as scientific and official if there wasn't a letter to through off the pronunciation...

Reminds me of my cousin's euphoria at married life and having ditched the family surname for hubby's:
'I've gone from being a clutch of consonants to Thompson with a P.'

can I be pchained_pbear?

Pterodactyl, I heard a comedian once years ago riffing about reading his confirmation code back to the flight agent over the phone, when he was buying an airline ticket. "P as in pneumonia ... Q as in Qaddafi... and K as in... Khaddafi." So your "P as in pterodactyl" just fits perfectly in that great comic tradition. :)

Great story! I hereby bestow you the honour of being allowed to call me pbilby.