Jacob, My wife (native South African) is moderately fluent in Afrikaans, and says that the proper pronunciation is shay-fee-eye. The name Schijff is originally Dutch, not Afrikaans, and more or less keeps the Dutch pronunciation. I'm sure that Meneer van der Schijff would have considered himself to be Afrikaans despite his Dutch name. --Roy Hot and very humid, NW of Boston, where most of the bulbs have been repotted. Jacob Knecht wrote: > Jim and David, > > Thank you so much for great feedback on my questions. I wasn't sure if > Schijff was a Dutch surname or not, but I do know some Danish and Afrikaans > speakers here in Berkeley who certainly could point me in the right > direction. Also, what a wonderful idea to call and hear it from the > professor too. > > Robert, it's great to hear that you are growing this species and helpful to > know that six year old bulbs haven't bloomed yet. I think it is a lovely > species, perhaps because I have a thing for appressed leaves. > > Dennis and Roland, our discussion board does get abused from time to time > with off topic rambles but my post here was very much on topic and > appropriate. > > Jacob Knecht > > ---------- > - http://www.flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/ > > > On 17 July 2010 11:52, bulborum botanicum <bulborum@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dennis >> >> this is the best I heard this year >> >> Roland >> >> 2010/7/17 Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>: >>> Really? another conversation about pronunciation? >>> >>> Wake me up when it's over...... >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >>> >> >> >> -- >> R de Boer >> La Maugardiere 1 >> F 27260 EPAIGNES >> FRANCE >> >> Tel./Fax 0033-232-576-204 >> Email: bulborum@gmail.com >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >