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Re: Yogh in the news

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Sunday, January 15, 2006, 21:58
On 1/15/06, Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...> wrote:
>R A Brown wrote earlier: > > > > Yep - in England, at any rate, /x/ is commonly pronounced [k]. The major > > exception is the painter Van Gogh who is normally (tho not by me) > > pronounced as though the last name were written 'Gough', i.e. /gQf/ ;) > > > > I say [fAn 'xox] but have usually to "explain" it as [gog] to > other Swedes. They are ignorant of Dutch spelling of course.
Is Van Gogh's name really pronounced /gQf/ in the UK? The usual American pronunciation is roughly [v&n goU], with long O and the -gh completely silent. -- Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

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