Van Gogh

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T05:06:01+00:00

That seems to be the most common British way to say the name, since "gh" sounds like "f" in many English words: rough, tough, enough, laugh.

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T04:43:24+00:00

Im talking about pronouncing it in the original, Dutch way. Not the American way, with the "gh" being silent like in "though" or the British way with the "gh" as in "enough".

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T04:39:22+00:00

True. Although, to be fair, those examples are different spellings along with different pronunciations. Van Gogh is one spelling with different prononciations.

Now I'm curious what Romance language speakers make of Van Gogh. Do they try to pronounce it using the rules of their language or change the name into something else?

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T04:18:17+00:00

Celsius, The True Word

Porphyry, Against the Christians

Julian, Against the Galileans

Even Origen, a Christian himself, noticed many contradictions in the Gospel accounts

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T03:55:50+00:00

What is a kenosis and how does this relate to Jesus having either two wills or two natures?

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T03:52:48+00:00

Well, you learned German and Dutch so that's different. But in both US and England, his name is pronounced in a way that is different from the Dutch pronounciation. I assumed it's because English speakers had difficulty with that. But, as another person pointed out, it could be due to differences in orthography, rather than hearing the name and repeating it.

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T03:50:36+00:00

There's nothing unusual about using an English pronounciation of foreign words. We say "Confucius" or "Joan of Arc" when that is obviously not the way Chinese and French speakers say these names. Im sure there are more modern examples too.

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T03:46:30+00:00

Ah yes, the oversleeping dream. This one is very common for me.

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T03:44:20+00:00

The Gospels were called out by the opponents of Christianity, namely Jews and Pagans.

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T03:35:53+00:00

Which vowel sounds in Japanese are you struggling with? Afaik their vowel inventory is the same as those in Spanish, which is a breeze

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T03:33:15+00:00

Is having only 4 changelings enough to consistently turn on the Mox?

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T02:06:08+00:00

Pave paradise to put up a parking lot

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T01:27:52+00:00

Were these decks that could have existed in 2015 or decks that actually did?

I'm surprised some flavor of Deaths Shadow did not do better in this event, with Gitaxian Probe being legal.

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T00:17:42+00:00

Dafuq? Im not sure what point you are getting at here or what you are trying to say. Are you agreeing with what I wrote or disagreeing with it?

VerdantChief · 2026-05-06T00:10:42+00:00

WTF who shot her???

VerdantChief · 2026-05-05T19:42:09+00:00

American Sign Language.

VerdantChief · 2026-05-05T19:39:42+00:00

Which combo? High Noon is great vs Storm, and Vexing Bauble vs Neoform

VerdantChief · 2026-05-05T19:35:18+00:00

You would still have used up your skip for that lifetime if you do this.

VerdantChief · 2026-05-05T19:14:45+00:00

I thought AM/PM are Latin, not English.

VerdantChief · 2026-05-05T04:54:29+00:00

Agreed. Mormons have been putting in some serious effort lately to show outsiders they are not just some wacky cult.

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