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Going Dutch
« on: May 31, 2002, 09:53:16 PM »
Mr Apple, this question is for you.  Hovis and I are very fond of cheese.  One of our favorites is smoked Gouda.  In California, it is pronounced Goo-da.  When we lived in England, we noticed (couldn't help but notice) that they said Gow-da.  So, Apple, you speak Dutch.  Would you please tell us how to say it right?


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Re: Going Dutch
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2002, 02:49:13 PM »
Well sir it's like this - The G in Dutch has a very guttural sound to it. Hard to describe, but it's something like a gch sound. So it would be Gchooda.

You know how you always run into some pin-head who's going to tell you how to pronounce Van Gogh? Well, they're always wrong. That's a real toughy, and I won't even attempt to break it down phonetically.


Re: Going Dutch
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2002, 05:26:31 PM »
So it's an OO sound, not an OW sound!  

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Re: Going Dutch
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2002, 03:05:01 PM »
er, my bad - it is ow sound. Wasn't thinking.

Sorry  :-[


Re: Going Dutch
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