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> R.Schenck wrote:
>
> > For a (relatively shakey) example of the first instance, my
> > name is spelled s.c.h.e.n.c.k. its german/dutch. its
> > probably derived from the german/dutch verb schencken (i know
> > i am spelling it wrong). in the netherlands that s.ch portion
> > is pronounced like shhh (as in 'be quiet').
>
> Actually, that's the German pronunciation; the Dutch
> pronunciation is more like \skh\, where \kh\. That's why you get
> \skenk\ in South Africa, for instance.
>
> [...]
>
>
> Brian
>
That reminds me of the bit in the Second World War when the Dutch said to
the undercover German spies 'Say Scheveningen' and when they pronounced it
wrong, they gave them the shooting they so richly deserved.
Uncle Davey, and they ate tulip bulbs because the Germans took all their
potatoes.
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