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Points: 22989 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 06 2010 at 12:41
Originally posted by Formentera Lady 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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Points: 512 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2010 at 15:21
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

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Don't even get me started on phonetics LOL  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)
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So why is'nt Devil pronounced Deeee-vil
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Points: 20032 		Direct Link To This Post 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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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2010 at 18:25
With a silent q. Wink
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Points: 8815 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2010 at 19:02
Originally posted by chopper 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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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2010 at 07:11
Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

Originally posted by chopper 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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Points: 20032 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2010 at 08:02
Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

Originally posted by chopper 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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Points: 91 		Direct Link To This Post 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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Points: 1840 		Direct Link To This Post 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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Points: 11420 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 22 2011 at 06:45
Dirk Kuyt- it's pronounced misses Wink
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