Well, one of the boys in our Prague office tells me that

"the ř is a little bit like r and z said together - like in Dvořak"

Posted By: Arizona Bay on July 30th 2007 at 13:12:44

Message Thread

i reckon the club shop had a word with grant (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 30, 13:03:23
- lager's off! (n/m) (NCFC) - Barmaid, Jul 30, 13:37:12
- I hope they do the ř properly (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 13:07:15
  - There are 110 of you on Facebook and one is in Sheffield. It is not you. (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jul 30, 13:17:01
    - No, but I am on facebook. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 13:19:07
      - There is also a 'MB' (written out) Appreciation Society. Which is ridiculous. (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jul 30, 13:24:09
        
        No, it's tremendous. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 13:25:24
        
        Is it you? (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jul 30, 13:26:29
        
        It's nothing to do with me, but I joined and I told them (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 14:03:06
  - exactly (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 30, 13:10:39
  - So, how DO you pronounce the ř ? (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 30, 13:08:51
    - so how IS his name pronounced? (n/m) (NCFC) - linda, Jul 30, 13:12:55
      - Strjzjzjz-eeee-have-kaaaa (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 30, 13:28:51
      - Dave Striker (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 13:15:45
      - Dave (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 30, 13:14:27
      - stri ker (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 30, 13:14:16
    - Well, one of the boys in our Prague office tells me that (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 13:12:44
      - Ah, excellent. Now I can pronounce Dvořak, but to do for Dave is a (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 30, 13:15:48
    - its like the g in bourgeois (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 30, 13:10:55
      - Yes - like that. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 13:13:09
      - Ah, so it's Szzzhihavka, with no r sound at all ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 30, 13:13:07
        
        No, not quite. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 13:14:16
        
        Yes, I knew the David bit (same in most languages other than English) (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 30, 13:16:59
        
        He went on to say that ... (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 13:19:57
        
        Yeah. More like Dutch / German then. Got that bit but the surname is (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 30, 13:21:28
        
        Yes - what he actually said was "like a german David". (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 13:23:01
        
        German David: The Hoff! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 30, 13:46:43
        
        except the Hoff isn't German... (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Jul 30, 14:10:59
    - Dave Strikem? Surely not. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 30, 13:09:36
      - Stmikem* (n/m) (NCFC) - Dog, Jul 30, 13:10:06
    - With an 's' (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jul 30, 13:09:35
  - So should we be referring to him as Dave Střikeř then? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 30, 13:08:41
    - Shouldn't that be Dave útočník ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 30, 13:11:16

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