tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20749792.post114488961160649867..comments2023-03-24T03:42:21.954-05:00Comments on Mise en Space: and he could not frame to pronounce it rightAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10885441053051704709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20749792.post-1144892170274682562006-04-12T20:36:00.000-05:002006-04-12T20:36:00.000-05:00I actually learned myself when I was there, and I ...I actually learned myself when I was there, and I was quite good at it, but after several years without hearing a native pronunciation, I'll probably mangle it horribly. Still, I was proud that I, possibly alone among my classmates, would have been able to hitch a ride back home without insulting the locals.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885441053051704709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20749792.post-1144891858667408312006-04-12T20:30:00.000-05:002006-04-12T20:30:00.000-05:00When I was working in Rotterdam a few summers ago,...When I was working in Rotterdam a few summers ago, Hans the programmer made it his personal mission to show me around Holland and make me learn some of the language. (His co-worker Franz was less facile with English, and kept to himself. And no, I am not making these names up.) All this to say that Hans required me to learn the proper Dutch pronunciation of Scheveningen, which I was able to emulate with more success than the German man who sat beside me. I'd be glad to demo when I'm in town this weekend or next week.<BR/><BR/>-DickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com