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13 Jan 07
17 Jan 07
Originally posted by WulebgrA bit earlier you said: "vik on zay (long i) is Yasser's pronunciation"
That seems pretty close to what I've heard from a couple of guys from the Puget Sound area of Washington State: Yasser Seirawan and John Donaldson.
Sounds contradictory. Maybe I should have a listen to one of the archived audio comments and hear for myself how he pronounces it, now that I have ducats. 🙂
17 Jan 07
Originally posted by NordlysA long i is pronounced as the letter i, as in dike or ice. So vik (long i) or waik sound the same to me, unless I'm wrong about the w. I've been led to believe the Dutch w is pronounced as the German, which in English is as a v.
A bit earlier you said: "vik on zay (long i) is Yasser's pronunciation"
Sounds contradictory. Maybe I should have a listen to one of the archived audio comments and hear for myself how he pronounces it, now that I have ducats. 🙂
17 Jan 07
Originally posted by WulebgrAh, okay. I was assuming that when you wrote "vik", you were thinking of something like "vick", as I can't think of any example of an English word ending with "i" followed by a consonant where the "i" is pronounced like in "dike". You are correct about the "w".
A long i is pronounced as the letter i, as in dike or ice. So vik (long i) or waik sound the same to me, unless I'm wrong about the w. I've been led to believe the Dutch w is pronounced as the German, which in English is as a v.
17 Jan 07
Originally posted by NordlysI suppose I could have written vike, as in dyke. 😛😕😉
Ah, okay. I was assuming that when you wrote "vik", you were thinking of something like "vick", as I can't think of any example of an English word ending with "i" followed by a consonant where the "i" is pronounced like in "dike". You are correct about the "w".
