Re: Middle English question

Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
>
> On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, JOEL MATTHEW PEARSON wrote:
> >
> > Speaking of which, how is "Boudewijn" pronounced?
>
> That makes six... I've never, ever, met a foreigner (except
> for Flemish Belgians, of course), who did know,
You're supposed to snarl "It's pronounced exactly as it's
spelled!" and then refuse to say any more....  :-)

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