> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Adam C. Lipscomb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: zondag 5 mei 2002 22:59
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: Re: Spelling And Pronounciation

> > > >It makes we wonder how the English-speaking community of this
> > > >world would pronounce "Jeroen". I have some idea about how it
> > > >would sound, but I doubt many of you would get it right.

<snip>

> Lemme try.
> 
> "Yah-ROON"?

Not exactly, but you are heading in the right direction. I think the best
approximation is "Yuroon", with "u" as in "duh", "oo" as in hoon (or loon,
yes <grin>) and the emphasis on the "oo".

Care to try "van Baardwijk" as well?


Jeroen

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