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Old 07-14-19, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by alois
Thomas de Gendt is a rider from the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. This means that the letter g is pronounced not as a plosive (as in English) but as a velar fricative ɣ. In Flanders this approximates the letter h, but not quite. So /hent/ is definitely beter than /gent/. And now, with this information, try to pronounce 'Vincent van Gogh' correctly :-)
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