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Old 01-31-2003, 01:34 PM   #1
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A dumb question... how is 'Nowitzki' corretly pronounced? Is the 'w' sounded like a 'v', (which I believe is correct) or, like I hear more and more commentators saying recently, is the 'w' sounded like a 'w'?
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Old 01-31-2003, 01:39 PM   #2
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The 'w' should be pronouced like a v. NoVitzki.
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Old 01-31-2003, 01:53 PM   #3
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<< A dumb question... how is 'Nowitzki' corretly pronounced? Is the 'w' sounded like a 'v', (which I believe is correct) or, like I hear more and more commentators saying recently, is the 'w' sounded like a 'w'? >>



Did anyone hear Magic trying to say his name last night?? He was STRUGGLING!
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Old 01-31-2003, 02:00 PM   #4
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Since it's in German I guess Vvvvvvvv is right.
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Old 01-31-2003, 02:11 PM   #5
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How are V's pronounced? As in Volkwagen....Volksvagen? Wolkvagen?
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For all idiot announcers: Just call him Dirk. Until there is another player named Dirk in the league this will uniquely identify him.
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idiots ?! i guess you should try to pronounce his first name before you even try to pronounce his surname [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]... this 'dirk' pronounciation is awful enough [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]...
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Old 01-31-2003, 06:12 PM   #8
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maringa, in German, W are pronounced as V, and V are pronounced as F. So, Nowitzki is NoVitzki and Volkswagon is FolksVagon.

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<< idiots ?! i guess you should try to pronounce his first name before you even try to pronounce his surname [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]... this 'dirk' pronounciation is awful enough [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]... >>



So how do you pronounce &quot;Dirk&quot;?
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<< idiots ?! i guess you should try to pronounce his first name before you even try to pronounce his surname [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]... this 'dirk' pronounciation is awful enough [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]... >>



So how do you pronounce &quot;Dirk&quot;? >>



I'm no German, but I believe it should be Deerk. But hell if I'm going to call him that.
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Old 02-01-2003, 06:35 AM   #11
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Well i think the W in Nowitzki is to pronounce like the V in Mavericks.
And Dirk is pronounced in multiple ways:
grammatically it sounds like Deerk; but most Germans don´t speak this way.
We say something like D&uuml;rk; as in &Uuml;berman. It´s a kind of a mixture.
I cannot find the right letters to write it in english.
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I was listening to an interview with Dirk on the Ticket a year or so ago when this question was asked. Dirk said the w was prononced as a w...so all the announcers who say it as a V are wrong.

No-witz-kee

In the typical laid back demeanor that is our wunderkund, he also said &quot;I don't care how anyone says it...&quot;
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Old 02-01-2003, 08:41 PM   #13
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Generall W is pronounced as V, but in names I think it can be W.

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Maybe he should change his last name to Smith
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Old 02-01-2003, 10:01 PM   #14
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The W in Nowitzki is pronounced exactly like the one in Wunderkind. Dirk is pronounced like dear, just with a shorter &quot;ea&quot;. So, if you think &quot;Dear Wunderkind&quot;, you're on your way.
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[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img] No wonder his teammates gave him a nickname. Dirty it is.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
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