Michael Henry wrote:
Tony,
I just wanted to write a quick note of thanks for the gigantic number of
postings you generously provide on the Vim mailing lists. I'm a
relative newcomer to Vim, and I've learned a great deal from your
helpful comments.
:-) Let's say it's compensation on my part, OT1H for not being able to send
money abroad (to, e.g., Bram's foundation for Uganda), and OTOH from
frustration at not being able (because I'm not wicked enough) to practice the
wonderful teaching profession for which I hold a diploma.
Today I responded to a private email from a fellow mailing list reader
who asked me about compiling Vim for Ubuntu, and I found myself quoting
from one of your many postings. I realized that I don't know how to
pronounce your last name. This is not a problem when I write email, but
I'd like to be able to discuss your postings with my co-workers. Would
you please clue me in so I can stop calling you
"Tony-with-the-name-I-can't-pronounce"? :-)
Thanks,
Michael Henry
It depends in which language you pronounce it: (below using IPA, which in turn
requires Unicode)
fr : [mɛk'lɛ̃k] or "Antoine mes clinques", rhymes with "cinq".
nl_BE: ['mɛçəlɪŋk] or "Toone Mechelink" (Flemish pronunciation with -ch- =
German ich-laut).
nl_NL: ['mɛχəlɪŋk] or "Toone Mechelink" (Hollands pronunciation with -ch- =
German ach-laut).
en : ['mɛklɪŋ] or "Tony Meckling", rhymes with "thing".
On my home page http://users.skynet.be/antoine.mechelynck/ you'll also see
"Mikhalenko" in Russian (well, as an Ukrainian-looking name), "mahlank" in
Arabic and "Ma" in Chinese.
The name is originally Flemish but from a French-speaking bourgeois family
with a long-standing tradition of different pronunciations in (at least)
French and Flemish.
Best regards,
Tony.
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