c/lemmyshitpost · by Lotsen@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3yFan Gogh don't upvote 264 points · 11 comments · view on lemmy.world
11 Comments
Kaliax@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Upvoted
gon@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
no ear
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
"Gogh pronounced like loch" crew here to downvote anyone from the "Gogh pronounced like go" crew because that's just fuckin wrong
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one · 1 pts · 3y
Well I just didn’t know that.
usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
I thought it rhymed with "off"?
null_@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
The “gh” in Van gogh is the phoneme /x/ which is the same sound as in “loch”, a voiceless fricative sound (“throat clearing” sound).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_velar_fricative
llama@vlemmy.net · 2 pts · 3y
You can’t tell me what to do OP! Upvoted.
Beowulf@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
So that's how he lost his ear 😅😄
MrGrinder@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Don't tell me I can't upvote when I chuckle a bit
ActualSimulation@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
Sorry, not a fan of his work.