Comment by kstrauser Comment by kstrauser 5 days ago 3 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News I feel like I’m having a stroke.
Copy Link DonHopkins 5 days ago Collapse Comment - You should hear the Dutch say "yah-vah-shchkript" with a throat clear and spit take. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link tremon 5 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - 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. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link DonHopkins 4 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Maybe they're just taking advantage of the opportunity to expectorate then. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link tremon 5 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - 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. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link DonHopkins 4 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Maybe they're just taking advantage of the opportunity to expectorate then. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link DonHopkins 4 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Maybe they're just taking advantage of the opportunity to expectorate then. Reply View | 0 replies
You should hear the Dutch say "yah-vah-shchkript" with a throat clear and spit take.