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.
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>