Your Letters
17:21 UK time, Monday, 25 January 2010
Mesmerising how fast Jeremy contradicts himself ... "I am particularly looking forward to meeting ordinary American people and hearing about their extraordinary lives."
Tom Webb, Surbiton, UK
Regarding today's Quote of the Day, suicide euthanasia booths are hardly a new idea, dating as far back as .
By the year 3001, they'll be on every
Si, Leeds
Re today's quote of the day: I'm struggling to see what a martini and a medal have to do with euthanasia. Is this some strange interaction that I'm not aware of? Should I be very careful to make sure there are no medals nearby next time I drink a martini?
Adam, London, UK
Good to see that Martin Amis (Monday's Quote of the Day) is a Futurama fan...
Rob, London, UK
"." I'd like to express an opinion on how frustrated and angry this elitist posturing made me, but as I didn't get a university education I'm afraid I am unable to. Maybe I should just go and punch something instead; what do you think?
Kaylie, Runcorn, UK
Your piece on the damage sustained to a Picasso painting ("") leaves one question unanswered. If the woman couldn't see a 6ft by 4ft painting, what was she doing studying art in a major museum?
Mark, Reading, UK
Thank you for your helpful note. I see however that you are not following accepted pronunciation in your rendering of Dutch. Does the correct pronunciation only matter in English? Both Vun Khokh and worse Fun Khokh, are vernacular (read Cockney) pronunciation and totally unacceptable to my ears as an accepted (ABN) Dutch speaker. The correct way is V, the a from car, N and then Khokh as you correctly said. The V and the A sounds are quite specific in Dutch and tell tales of accent. Thank you very much for your incipient interest in what happens at the other side of the channel.
Dr CFW Rietveld, Haarlem, Netherlands
Having lived and worked in Holland for many years after being brought up in Scotland with a Dutch mother, the "Fun KHOKH" pronunciation comes quite easily. You can imagine the horror at hearing the common American "van GOH" version. Now try explaining the correct pronunciation of the seaside resort Scheveningen or the Frisian island Schiermonnikoog.
Andrew Walker, Mountain View, CA, USA
! When's it set for release?
Dave W, Liverpool, UK
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