← Back to context Comment by kstrauser 5 days ago I feel like I’m having a stroke. 3 comments kstrauser Reply DonHopkins 5 days ago You should hear the Dutch say "yah-vah-shchkript" with a throat clear and spit take. tremon 5 days ago The Dutch pronunciation of javascript differs from the English one only in the first syllable. Roughly zero dutchies would insert the Dutch schr- sound in a loanword, and even fewer would do that while leaving the foreign -ipt suffix intact. DonHopkins 4 days ago Maybe they're just taking advantage of the opportunity to expectorate then.
DonHopkins 5 days ago You should hear the Dutch say "yah-vah-shchkript" with a throat clear and spit take. tremon 5 days ago The Dutch pronunciation of javascript differs from the English one only in the first syllable. Roughly zero dutchies would insert the Dutch schr- sound in a loanword, and even fewer would do that while leaving the foreign -ipt suffix intact. DonHopkins 4 days ago Maybe they're just taking advantage of the opportunity to expectorate then.
tremon 5 days ago The Dutch pronunciation of javascript differs from the English one only in the first syllable. Roughly zero dutchies would insert the Dutch schr- sound in a loanword, and even fewer would do that while leaving the foreign -ipt suffix intact. DonHopkins 4 days ago Maybe they're just taking advantage of the opportunity to expectorate then.
You should hear the Dutch say "yah-vah-shchkript" with a throat clear and spit take.
The Dutch pronunciation of javascript differs from the English one only in the first syllable. Roughly zero dutchies would insert the Dutch schr- sound in a loanword, and even fewer would do that while leaving the foreign -ipt suffix intact.
Maybe they're just taking advantage of the opportunity to expectorate then.