Re: URL: Nova goes belly up in Japan.

From: Arri London <biotech@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:10:32 -0700

Phil wrote:

On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:22:02 -0700, Arri London wrote:

Phil wrote:

<snip>

However the 'ij' and the 'ei' still sound completely different to me in
whatever version of Dutch I still retain;probably the 'received'
version.

I pronounce the vowel in my last name like a German ei or the long i in
knife. However, Dutch people say its not correct. When I try to pronounce
it the way they say, they tell me it's closer but just a little off. Their
pronunciation is closer to the long 'a' in safe but it is a strange
diphthong that doesn't correspond to any English vowel.
--
Phil

That's very close to what it is. It's is like the long 'a' maybe with a
touch of 'y', pronounced slightly further back in the throat.Not being a
trained linguist that's the best I can explain.
.

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