Thanks Roy! I just realised that I had typed Danish when I meant Dutch. Oops! ---------- - http://www.flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/ On 24 July 2010 12:40, Roy Herold <rherold@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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/ >> >> _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >