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Van Gogh
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ninon100
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Van Gogh
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 Hey everyone :) How do you pronounce this guy �s surname? /Van Gof/ /Van Go/ or /Van Goh/? Maybe some other variants? :)
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28 May 2016
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almaz
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From Wikipedia: "The pronunciation of "Van Gogh" varies in both English and Dutch. Especially in British English it is /ˌv�n ˈɡɒx/ or sometimes /ˌv�n ˈɡɒf/. US dictionaries list /ˌv�n ˈɡoʊ/, with a silent gh, as the most common pronunciation. In the dialect of Holland, it is [ˈvɪnsɛnt fɑŋˈxɔx] ( listen), with a voiceless V. He grew up in Brabant, and used Brabant dialect in his writing; if he pronounced his name with a Brabant accent it would be [vɑɲˈʝɔ�], with a voiced V and palatalised G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is [vɑ̃ ɡɔɡə]." Being Scots, my personal preference is for /vanˈɡɒx/ (where the phoneme /x/ is like the �ch� in �loch�). Alex
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28 May 2016
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ninon100
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That �s very informative, thank you! |
28 May 2016
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EwelinaEwelina
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This is what I found about Vincent Van Gogh and other artists on Starfall website http://www.starfall.com/n/artmusic/vangogh/load.htm?f Have a good day... ;-) |
28 May 2016
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paoldak
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watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFUgXrmn4QY - you �ll find the answer there |
29 May 2016
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ninon100
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Thanks, everyone, for your replies! |
29 May 2016
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