01-04-2006, 05:57 AM | #1 |
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Quick question: How the hell do you pronounce...
Merckx?
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01-04-2006, 01:52 PM | #2 |
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Mer like Mercury
ks for the rest at least in English. In Dutch it's different.
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01-04-2006, 06:10 PM | #3 |
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I thought the "Mer" was more like 'mare' or maybe Merde. Wasn't he Flemish/Flamand?
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I thought he was Flamps so your pronounciation may be correct for Flemish, Dutch's sister.
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01-05-2006, 05:45 AM | #6 |
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So it's pronounced like Mare-st?
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Dutch: Sounds like "mare" with ks at the end. |
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01-11-2006, 11:53 PM | #8 |
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I'm more confused on the pronunciation of Bianchi. In my mind it should be more complicated than bee-on-chee -- of course, I'm also to the point where it registers "Beyonce" when I say it in my head.
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01-12-2006, 12:07 AM | #9 |
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I've always pronounced it like "Bee-on-key". I don't know how I got that one in my head, but no one has told me I'm an idiot when I say it out loud.
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01-12-2006, 12:10 AM | #10 |
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You're correct.
Be on key. Italian is pronounced just like Spanish in most instances. I's are like long ees. A's are full and ch is a k.
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