"Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@stratos.net> wrote in message news:<bvm2mb$ruo6v$1@ID-212110.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> 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.
really? damnit i had allways been under the impression that in the
netherlands its pronounced the same as in germany? do you know if it
used to be pronounced in the netherlands like it is now in germany? i
mean, not like 1kya or something.
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