ghost of miles Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Full name Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 my informed guess and yet I'm sure some Scandinavian will correct me: Neels (with short EE, like in Nina) Hè-ning (Hè with short è, like in Men; "ning" like the Ming vase) Orsted, has a / through the O, which (AFAIK) means that it is pronounced like the German Ö, just like the Swedish cook does all the time, you know the "eh..." like you're thinking what to say next. Much like the French "eu" in Bleu, but shorter. I would expect there is a tiny more emphasis on the second syllable than none at all. Just to make it all more difficult of course, I'm sure. Pèdersen, has the emphasis on the first syllable and on nothing else. The "e" in "Ped" is short, much like the one in Henning. "ederson" just flows away, like in the English name Petersen, or Ronaldson, or Whateverson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Dude, just say you don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Carefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Dude, just say you don't know. eh, it helps post count! (1: at least I tried, you took a cheap shot that had "ONLY POST COUNT" written all over it) (2: you'd be amazed what silly shee-it these Urpeens come up with all the time, breaking their tongues to order a simple drink and all that...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Hey brotha, you know my situation. The frenzy has been somewhat lacking, just trying to make up for lost time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 hey CaTesta, here's an interesting exercise: how would YOU pronounce it? (or anyone else for that matter) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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catesta Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 hey CaTesta, here's an interesting exercise: how would YOU pronounce it? (or anyone else for that matter) Duh! Try this on for size. Neels (with short EE, like in Nina) Hè-ning (Hè with short è, like in Men; "ning" like the Ming vase) Orsted, has a / through the O, which (AFAIK) means that it is pronounced like the German Ö, just like the Swedish cook does all the time, you know the "eh..." like you're thinking what to say next. Much like the French "eu" in Bleu, but shorter. I would expect there is a tiny more emphasis on the second syllable than none at all. Just to make it all more difficult of course, I'm sure. Pèdersen, has the emphasis on the first syllable and on nothing else. The "e" in "Ped" is short, much like the one in Henning. "ederson" just flows away, like in the English name Petersen, or Ronaldson, or Whateverson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 hey CaTesta, here's an interesting exercise: how would YOU pronounce it? (or anyone else for that matter) Duh! Try this on for size. sissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 sissy Oh man, you're in trouble now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dan Gould Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 There are many available examples of Dexter Gordon introducing NHOP. And, couw's disertation notwithstanding, according to Dex, its PEEEEEEEEE-derson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Excellent, couw! Eh... you're not from Scanidinavia, are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller center Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 This is one of the rare occasions where Dexter Gordon is wrong and couw is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 yeah, usually we're both right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 (edited) Nil s Hen ing Err staed Pe ther sen That's as close as I can come, but I guess I could send you an audio file. BTW Apropos audio, I'm looking around for Billie. Edited July 2, 2004 by Christiern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted July 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 BTW Apropos audio, I'm looking around for Billie. Oh man, thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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