Having spent some time with Danie Krige, I note that he himself
pronounces kriging with a hard 'g' (as in 'grand' or 'organize'), and
not with the guttural Afrikaans 'g' (which of course is how he
pronounces his name). 

Another pronunciation I have heard is 'krigging' - in other words, a
short 'i'.

Regards

Ian Glacken

Ian M Glacken
Snowden Mining Industry Consultants
87 Colin Street, Perth WA 6005, Australia
Tel:  (+61) 9211 8613
Fax: (+61) 9322 2576


-----Original Message-----
From: Brown, Gavin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2002 6:45 PM
To: Marcus Schneider
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: AI-GEOSTATS: How do you pronounce it?


Dear Marcus
Many english speakers pronounce the g in "kriging" as in prodigy which I
think is incorrect and stems from a lack of exposure to Afrikaans (or
Dutch).  Kriging comes from the surname Krige which is pronounced like
the G
in organise but with a more throaty "ggaa".  Strictly speaking the the G
should sound a lot heavier than organise.    
 
Note: with advice from  SPD.
 
Regards, Gavin (ex Cape Town/South Africa)
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Marcus Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 29 January 2002 01:28
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: AI-GEOSTATS: How do you pronounce it?


Dear Listers,
 
my question is a very simple one: How do YOU pronounce "Kriging"?
 
Do you say:
 
a) "Kriging" with G like in "organize"
    or
b) "Kriging" with G like in "prodigy"?
 
Please add also information about the City/Country you're living.
 
I hope to receive a great amount of answers to evaluate
it statistically and I promise to let you know about the results.
 
Thank you in advance!
 
Marcus



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