Hear me mix and match pronunciations as my brain fights it out between what it knows is correct and what it's accustomed to.James Weddell - the explorer who went sealing in an age of sealers going exploring. New record holders for southernmost expedition, the Beaufoy and the Jane sail into what we now know as the Weddell Sea and find vast expanses of no ice, leading to incredulity and ridicule. James Weddell didn't sign up for the standard early death in poverty deal, but that's what he got.

Hear me mix and match pronunciations as my brain fights it out between what it knows is correct and what it's accustomed to.
James Weddell - the explorer who went sealing in an age of sealers going exploring.  New record holders for southernmost expedition, the Beaufoy and the Jane sail into what we now know as the Weddell Sea and find vast expanses of no ice, leading to incredulity and ridicule.  James Weddell didn't sign up for the standard early death in poverty deal, but that's what he got.

Powell sets a new benchmark for "Who?"Sealer, navigator, measurer and cartographer, that's who.

Powell sets a new benchmark for "Who?"
Sealer, navigator, measurer and cartographer, that's who.

Connnecticut sealer sails a tiny tender, finds fame.

Connnecticut sealer sails a tiny tender, finds fame.

Smith - the competent, dutiful sealer who got the job done and got no reward, plaudits or even much of a mention in the history books. He should have taken the money and ran, but hindsight's not a lot of use without a time machine.

Smith - the competent, dutiful sealer who got the job done and got no reward, plaudits or even much of a mention in the history books.  He should have taken the money and ran, but hindsight's not a lot of use without a time machine.

An overview of the state of the art in maritime extraction industries at the start of the ice rush.

An overview of the state of the art in maritime extraction industries at the start of the ice rush.