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am 24.07.03 schrieb Peter:

pronunciation (on the ABC) of Vinokourov - 'ViNOKorov'. Don't think
that's
right.

We pronounce it here totally diffrent, and we write it a little diffrent
to. You can it write Winokurow, too. There is a litte Problem to transfer
kyrillic letters in latin letters. Or perhaps germans much more used to
slawian names - I don't know really.

am 24.07.03 schrieb Peter:

pronunciation (on the ABC) of Vinokourov - 'ViNOKorov'. Don't think
that's
right.

We pronounce it here totally diffrent, and we write it a little diffrent
to. You can it write Winokurow, too. There is a litte Problem to transfer
kyrillic letters in latin letters. Or perhaps germans much more used to
slawian names - I don't know really.

Looks more like a girl's and crook's name.


"Theo Bekkers" wrote in message
...
"Andrew Swan" wrote

A Dutch friend told me once that they way we Aussies pronounce the
swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband's name (sorry if I misspelled it)
is
pretty funny.

It sure is. Can't even get the poor guy's first name right.

Theo

Looks more like a girl's and crook's name.


"Theo Bekkers" wrote in message
...
"Andrew Swan" wrote

A Dutch friend told me once that they way we Aussies pronounce the
swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband's name (sorry if I misspelled it)
is
pretty funny.

It sure is. Can't even get the poor guy's first name right.

Theo

"Leon" top-posted
"Theo Bekkers" wrote

It sure is. Can't even get the poor guy's first name right.

Looks more like a girl's and crook's name.

I find it difficult to not relate the name Leon to Ponce de Leon. :-)

Amazing how English speaking people think Pieter would be pronounced as
Peter.

Theo

"Leon" top-posted
"Theo Bekkers" wrote

It sure is. Can't even get the poor guy's first name right.

Looks more like a girl's and crook's name.

I find it difficult to not relate the name Leon to Ponce de Leon. :-)

Amazing how English speaking people think Pieter would be pronounced as
Peter.

Theo

Theo Bekkers:


Amazing how English speaking people think Pieter would be pronounced as
Peter.


Amazing only to you. Before you get smug, as one example of many,
explain how Worcestershire is pronounced and why.

Theo Bekkers:


Amazing how English speaking people think Pieter would be pronounced as
Peter.


Amazing only to you. Before you get smug, as one example of many,
explain how Worcestershire is pronounced and why.