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Topic: How is this name pronounced?
Posted: January 22 2011 at 06:45

Dirk Kuyt- it's pronounced misses

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Posted: January 22 2011 at 04:37

Ok, I'll try to explain it again. uy like ui is a unique dutch diphthong, that hardly exists in other languages.
In Kuyt try to start with a weak ca like in Costa Rica and end with the second half of newt (omit the ny sound at the beginning).

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Posted: November 11 2010 at 17:39

Partly hi-jacking this thread, but for a related reason, the Engineer on King Crimson's "Red" album was George Chkiantz. I know how George is pronounced, but what about Chkiantz? And (purely out of curiosity) where does George's surname originate (apart from his father!)?

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Posted: September 08 2010 at 08:02

TheGazzardian wrote:

chopper wrote:

I think it was George Bernard Shaw who showed that ghoti is pronounced "fish" -

gh as in "rough"
o as in "women"
and ti as in "nation"

I've never heard women pronounced "wih-men", it's always been "woh-men".

Really? In the UK it's wimmin.

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Posted: September 08 2010 at 07:11

TheGazzardian wrote:

chopper wrote:

I think it was George Bernard Shaw who showed that ghoti is pronounced "fish" -

gh as in "rough"
o as in "women"
and ti as in "nation"

I've never heard women pronounced "wih-men", it's always been "woh-men".

I believe if they're really cute it's pronounced whoa man. LOL

Edited by Slartibartfast - September 08 2010 at 07:12

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Posted: September 07 2010 at 19:02

chopper wrote:

I think it was George Bernard Shaw who showed that ghoti is pronounced "fish" -

gh as in "rough"
o as in "women"
and ti as in "nation"

I've never heard women pronounced "wih-men", it's always been "woh-men".

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Posted: September 07 2010 at 18:25

With a silent q. Wink

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Posted: September 07 2010 at 16:19

I think it was George Bernard Shaw who showed that ghoti is pronounced "fish" -

gh as in "rough"
o as in "women"
and ti as in "nation"

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Posted: September 07 2010 at 15:21

Slartibartfast wrote:

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Don't even get me started on phonetics

No wonder people have such a hard time with the English language. Is that Yacht as in Yot, or Yacht as in Yatched?

ie Devil....pronounced de (as in egg)...vil....(as in villa)

Evil.......pronounced e (as in easy)

Level....pronounced le (as in leather)....vel (as in velocity)

So why is'nt Devil pronounced Deeee-vil

Or Evil pronounced Ev-all?

Or Level pronounced Lee-val or even Le-veel?

Bough = bow

Rough = ruff

Cough = off

So why not Cough = cuff or cow?

Bough = boff or buff?

Rough = row or roff?

Oh, mate.....

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Posted: September 06 2010 at 12:41

Formentera Lady wrote:

At the beginning [0:00] and at the end [0:56] of the video the dutch commentator clearly pronounces the word 'Kuyt':

First he says "Kowt" then at the end he says "Kait", LOL

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Posted: September 06 2010 at 12:12

Padraic wrote:

how do you pronounce cesc fabregas?

Hunner.

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Posted: September 06 2010 at 12:11

Moogtron III wrote:

Next on this channel: how to pronounce the Dutch "g", as in Louis van Gaal and Ruud Gullit.

I'm off to listen to Henesis.........Hong.............or maybe even Hentle Hiant.

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Posted: September 05 2010 at 12:05

At the beginning [0:00] and at the end [0:56] of the video the dutch commentator clearly pronounces the word 'Kuyt':

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Posted: July 13 2010 at 15:06

draaaaaaaaaawl

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Posted: July 13 2010 at 09:19

aginor wrote:

Dirk Keut (Dirk Koyt)

Koyt is something else:

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Posted: July 12 2010 at 21:16

how do you pronounce cesc fabregas?

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Posted: July 12 2010 at 19:13

Dirk Keut (Dirk Koyt)

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Posted: July 12 2010 at 19:02

halabalushindigus wrote:

in England, I understand they pronounce the word "perfect' as. "pesfect"

fascination/language

Only when they're drunk, or have a speech impediment.

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Posted: July 12 2010 at 18:49

Robbed, in extra time.

Bugger.

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Posted: July 10 2010 at 23:56

in England, I understand they pronounce the word "perfect' as. "pesfect"

fascination/language

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