*laughs in Dutch*

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Ftumch@lemmy.today · 37 pts · 19d (7 replies)

Actually, the way his name is pronounced in Dutch sounds like you're about to spit out something that was stuck in the back of your throat.

Hapankaali@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 19d (4 replies)

On the other hand, the pronunciation in van Gogh's local dialect would have been quite different from the standard Dutch pronunciation (with a "hard g").

Then again, assuming this name refers to the town of Goch, the locals there (just across the border in modern-day Germany) pronounce it differently from both of these, which would likely be different from the way it was pronounced in van Gogh's time (some Low Saxon or Low Franconian dialect, I'm guessing).

However, none of these pronunciations are anything like the absurd American or British English variations.

tempest@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 19d (2 replies)

Look if you want me to say it right I'm going to need a very simple tutorial on that upside down R backwards e notation that I don't understand but they put beside the names on Wikipedia.

Ftumch@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 19d

Have you tried clicking the little speaker icon after the phonetic notation on Wikipedia?

Akasazh@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 19d
dillekant@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 19d

Oh man, this is so confusing. I've been pronouncing it Vin Van Gooly gooly gooly gooly Goff

sinextitan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d

so typical Dutch?

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 19d

Or Klingon.

MrRandom@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 19d (5 replies)

Dutch here: Joke doesn't work in Dutch.

Some info on Dutch words:

  • In literal translation we call vans something like mini-bus or order-bus ("busje" or "bestel bus" ... probably shipping related)
  • "van" is pronouned as 1 with a v ('v-one')
  • Gogh doesn't sound anything like "go"
OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 19d

Disclaimer: This joke also doesnt work in Chinese

zikzak025@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 19d (1 reply)

I would figure the joke doesn't work in Dutch because Dutch has different words.

LodeMike@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 19d

Yes. Puns rely on the language of their presentation to work.

InFerNo@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 19d

Gogh sounds like hocking up a loogie in Dutch

Zwiebel@feddit.org · 0 pts · 18d

"van" is pronouned as 1 with a v ('v-one')

More like fan with a british accent

SlothMama@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 19d

Where did my Van Goff huh?

Tabula_stercore@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 19d

Where did my ear go?

Oh... you're gobshite at pronunciation

Blackfeathr@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 19d

Salvador Dali 😔

CallMeAl@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 19d (3 replies)

Brits are confused

Miller@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 19d (2 replies)

There is a girl who dresses all in black and will only travel in a van. Me: Yeah that's a

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 19d

Thereeeerre we go

nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social · 6 pts · 19d

I think you mean *laughs in American*

unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 19d

Van Damme? He's over there kicking someone

tpihkal@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d

Vincent McVan?

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 19d

Gosh. Here it is.

But where did my

laz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 19d
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