Hrvoje and I have had an off-list dialogue about this subject. We've settled
on "HUR-voy-eh" as the closest phonetic rendition of his name for English
speakers. It helps to remember that the "r" is rolled.
Tony
Hi Hrvoje :)
* Hrvoje Niksic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit:
> > Can you give us linguistically challenged Americans a phonetic
> > rendition of your name?
> It's not easy to describe because of the phonems and concepts not
> present in the English language. You'll probably regret having asked.
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> It's not easy to describe because of the phonems and concepts not
> present in the English language. You'll probably regret having asked.
> :-)
Not at all. Thanks for the detailed explanation.
> * The "oh" in "voh" is fairly short, and sounds like how Brits
> pronounce "o" in "dog". (So it'
"Tony Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Can you give us linguistically challenged Americans a phonetic
> rendition of your name?
It's not easy to describe because of the phonems and concepts not
present in the English language. You'll probably regret having asked.
:-)
"HUR-voh-yeh" would be
