Re: OT: Dutch pronunciation questions
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, May 11, 2002, 0:15 |
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Roger Mills scripsit:
> The Americanization of Dutch names with "-sluis", "-huis" et sim. would curl
> your ears-- [slojs, slajs, slaUs-- hojs, hajs, haUs]. I used to know a man
> whose name was even spelled "Vanderslice".
Maybe it should have been "Vandersluice".
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