An article Wednesday in the journal PLoS One named Paedophryne amauensis (pee-doh-FRY-nee AM-OW-en-sis) as the world’s smallest animal with a spine.

This is why the Märzen beer style is sometimes also called “Oktoberfestbier”. The wrong way to say “Märzen” is like this: “Mars-in” (like a hotel on Mars: The Mars Inn). The more accurate way is like this = “Mare-Tsen” where “Mare” is pronounced like the English word “mare” (an adult female horse).

microhylid frog
Paedophryne amauensis is a species of microhylid frog from Papua New Guinea. At 7.7 mm (0.30 in) in snout–to–vent length, it is considered the world’s smallest known vertebrate….

An amanuensis (/əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/) is a person employed to write or type what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another, and also refers to a person who signs a document on behalf of another under the latter’s authority.

: one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript composed her autobiography with the help of an amanuensis.

Lagunita. Lagunitas is Spanish for a series of small ponds related to a larger body of water nearby.

How to Pronounce Kölsch. You might have heard kölsch pronounced, “Coal-Sh” (admittedly, that’s how we said it too), but the correct German pronunciation is more similar to, “K’ool-Sh.” The difference in sound comes from the German pronunciation of an Umlaut – this thing: “ö” which sounds like “oo” or “ue.”

Festbier, the beer actually served at Munich’s Oktoberfest, is related to Oktoberfest but a definitely distinct style. It’s a pale lager with a clear Pilsner malt biscuit bent, with some additional toasted malt flavors in support. That would be Festbier, a related but definitely distinct style.