All this just because the British pundits refuse to learn the voiceless velar fricative.
Nothing is funnier to a British person than the chance to say "Cock".
All this just because the British pundits refuse to learn the voiceless velar fricative.
I don't get the joke
Nothing is funnier to a British person than the chance to say "Cock".
Koch is pronaunced Koh? Right? Or my German is in the binAll this just because the British pundits refuse to learn the voiceless velar fricative.
Koch sounds like cock, basically. Hence Koch (cock) tried to pull out.I don't get the joke
Neither do i
Apologies for the explanationKoch sounds like cock, basically. Hence Koch (cock) tried to pull out.
Hard enough being a Championship standard defender, now his name is getting taken the piss out of as well.
Koch is pronaunced Koh? Right? Or my German is in the bin
Apologies for the explanation
All this just because the British pundits refuse to learn the voiceless velar fricative.
Those were some great players and also Kuntz.One of the most popular footballers at Euro 96 was a German, even his poor Mum asked why the English chanted his name
Thought as much, only cocks are pundits and commentators, very unprofesional from them not to be bothered with proper pronaunciation of pesky foreign names.Koch sounds like cock, basically. Hence Koch (cock) tried to pull out.
Hard enough being a Championship standard defender, now his name is getting taken the piss out of as well.
Thought as much, only cocks are pundits and commentators, very unprofesional from them not to be bothered with proper pronaunciation of pesky foreign names.
Are they still calling Kante "Conte"?
Which incidentally is the German word for pants.They still call Jose Mourinho, "Hose", more than a decade after he came to England.
You can listen to a sample of the ch sound here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_velar_fricative
It is very Klingon.
You are kidding? Surely you are. They cant be that daft.They still call Jose Mourinho, "Hose", more than a decade after he came to England.
Fulham and West Brom look screwed.
So Koch is pronounced Ko-ha-aha?