tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post2511712334769636410..comments2024-03-29T18:49:49.469+11:00Comments on loon pond: Quality time with the bromancer causes the pond to leak all over the leakers, and Ted "just call me Thomas Dewey" Cruz ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-52197749454947666042016-03-03T17:18:14.080+11:002016-03-03T17:18:14.080+11:00Why, Anon? When the cretins on TV media can't...Why, Anon? When the cretins on TV media can't even be bothered to find out how to pronounce correctly the name of the foreign person excelling in whatever sport they are currently televising?<br /><br />The 'ch' on the end of Koch has no equivalent in English. So we anglicise it and pronounce it in a number of different ways, hence the variants above.<br /><br />Ask Channel 7 how you pronounce 'Dali' and I swear they'll get it wrong.<br /><br />They just don't care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-7484109464412172942016-03-03T16:03:01.492+11:002016-03-03T16:03:01.492+11:00What is the correct way to pronounce 'Koch'...What is the correct way to pronounce 'Koch'? I always thought the Germans said it as 'cock' but apparently this is abhorred by sensitive English-speakers.<br /><br />Wiki says - <br /><br />Koch (surname) Koch German pronunciation: [kɔx] is a German surname that means "cook". In English-speaking countries it may be pronounced "cook", "coke", "kosh" or "kotch".<br /><br />Someone should tell Channel 7.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com