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Rabid ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: May 20 2008 Location: Bridge of Knows Status: Offline Points: 512 |
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British football commentators keep referring to the Dutch-born Liverpool midfielder Dirk Kuyt as 'Cowt', but I reckon it's pronounced 'Kite'.
I've got 2 reasons for thinking this:
1. There's a Dutch drink called DeKuyper. It's pronounced Dee-Kiii (as in eye)-per.
2. Jose Mourinhio called him Kite, in an interview, and he worked with Dirk Kuyt.
I can't see any circumstance where 'Kuy' would be pronounced 'Cow'. If so, then 'guy' would be 'gow'
and 'buy' would be 'bow'.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think the Dutch language is'nt so different to English, regarding punctuation.
It's not a 'matter of life and death' thing, but I'm seriously getting p*ssed off with commentators who just
'say what they see'. These guys are being paid big bucks to commentate......the LEAST they could do is learn the proper pronounciation before spouting a load of crap, and making a complete dick-head of themselves.
Will welcome ALL comments (except mis-pronounced ones). Dutch speakers given preference.
Good luck for the WC finals, btw. (I got you at 9/1 for a £20 stake). Don't let me down....I need some skunk.
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harmonium.ro ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 18 2008 Location: Anna Calvi Status: Offline Points: 22989 |
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I've only heard it as "Kite" but from my knowledge Dutch has really weird and surprising pronounciations, very different to what you'd expect. I'm curious too.
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The Sleepwalker ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: February 03 2009 Location: The Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 15141 |
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Yup, it's quite different. I don't think there's anything in English being pronounced the same way Kuyt is pronounced in Dutch.
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harmonium.ro ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 18 2008 Location: Anna Calvi Status: Offline Points: 22989 |
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That's a sort of Kaet... More surprising was that he said "Dirk" in a prolonged manner, more like "Derek". Thanks Loek.
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someone_else ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Online Points: 24641 |
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I don't know how anyone could capture the sound of this exclusively Dutch diphthong in writing, but I found this audio-file. "Cowt" and "Kite" are both wrong. Edited by someone_else - July 09 2010 at 05:01 |
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Rabid ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: May 20 2008 Location: Bridge of Knows Status: Offline Points: 512 |
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Thanks guys !!
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Moogtron III ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616 |
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It's not that difficult
![]() To be honest, you must know that we Dutch are often struggling to pronounce the English "th" right
![]() Next on this channel: how to pronounce the Dutch "g", as in Louis van Gaal and Ruud Gullit.
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harmonium.ro ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 18 2008 Location: Anna Calvi Status: Offline Points: 22989 |
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^ That's easy, it's pronounced just like the so called "guttural wind" from ancient Greek, I suppose most people here know that right?
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Moogtron III ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616 |
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Oh no, we speakers of Dutch are much more subtle. It's more like a guttural breeze ![]() ![]() Edited by Moogtron III - July 10 2010 at 13:40 |
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halabalushindigus ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: November 05 2009 Location: San Diego Status: Offline Points: 1438 |
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in England, I understand they pronounce the word "perfect' as. "pesfect"
fascination/language
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assume the power 1586/14.3 |
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Rabid ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: May 20 2008 Location: Bridge of Knows Status: Offline Points: 512 |
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Robbed, in extra time.
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Rabid ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: May 20 2008 Location: Bridge of Knows Status: Offline Points: 512 |
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Only when they're drunk, or have a speech impediment.
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Dirk Keut (Dirk Koyt)
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how do you pronounce cesc fabregas?
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someone_else ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Online Points: 24641 |
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Koyt is something else:
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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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Rabid ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: May 20 2008 Location: Bridge of Knows Status: Offline Points: 512 |
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I'm off to listen to Henesis.........Hong.............or maybe even Hentle Hiant.
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Rabid ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: May 20 2008 Location: Bridge of Knows Status: Offline Points: 512 |
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Hunner.
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