tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post7337041287689447278..comments2023-08-31T18:05:53.836+01:00Comments on John Saunders' Chess Blog: Dutch for ChessplayersJohn Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533087091700425575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post-91069527387826273642011-10-15T16:56:34.808+01:002011-10-15T16:56:34.808+01:00So would I but who is going to do the work? Not me...So would I but who is going to do the work? Not me, that's for sure. I confess I am sick of hearing people pronouncing 'Pirc' like the English word 'perk'. But I am as bad myself: I am completely unable to force myself to pronounce 'fianchetto' in a vaguely Italian way. The habit of 40+ years and Spanish influence is too strong.John Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533087091700425575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post-11889468948707598322011-10-15T15:00:57.178+01:002011-10-15T15:00:57.178+01:00I'd quite like to see a general guide to pronu...I'd quite like to see a general guide to pronunciation of chess names and terms in their various languages of origin. What, for instance, is the correction pronunciation of Pirc? Or Najdorf? Or Topalov?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.com