How do you pronounce Huygens?

T.T. wrote:

The Dutch are a polite race.
They do not fall about laughing when Americans try to
pronounce "Van Gough."


Well, not in front of you, anyway ;-)

My only point was that, to be understood, you're better off using a
common English/American pronunciation (i.e. "van Gok" or "van
Go") unless, of course, you've mastered the Dutch pronunciation. In
my experience, anything between the two tends not to be understood.

--Steve

Steve Maddison wrote:
ou're better off using a
common English/American pronunciation (i.e. "van Gok" or "van
Go")

The standard English pronunciation rhymes with "cough".

Best,
Stephen

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Stephen Tonkin wrote:
Steve Maddison wrote:

ou're better off using a
common English/American pronunciation (i.e. "van Gok" or "van
Go")


The standard English pronunciation rhymes with "cough".

Van Goff? Never heard that, but I speak Mercan. I've always heard it
pronounced like when the delivery vehicle leaves the red light; Van Go!
Any other pronunciation (without a suitable European accent to back it
up) is just blatantly pretentious. :-)

Shawn

Eric wrote:

something simple like "Dave" or "Hal" :-)

Would that be "pod" or "Pa-duh?"

Brian Tung wrote:

I suspect something unusual with the Radio Netherlands folks. It's
possible they are not native Dutch speakers, or have some unusual
accent.

If you have access to a shortwave radio, I'll tell you how to hear their
Dutch broadcasts. They also have programs in English but I'm not sure if
you'll hear the correct Dutch pronounciation of Huygens then. Of course
the news is constantly changing so 'Huygens' may be harder to hear now.


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"T.T." wrote:

The Dutch are a polite race.
They do not fall about laughing when Americans try to pronounce "Van
Gough."

The correct pronounciation of 'Gough' sounds like you're trying to cough
up a fur ball.


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I pronounce it any way an 800 pound gorilla wants me to pronounce it.
-Skipward