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[Literature] Nederland teacher resigns over raunchy poem

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  1. Mr. Clutch

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    We pronounce it Netherlands.
     
    #21 Mr. Clutch, Feb 18, 2015
  2. arno_ed

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    Really? So you write the Dutch name but say the English name?

    I thought it would be like Fred Hoiberg's name, you say hoiberg, and not haystack (Dutch word is actually Hooiberg, but still)
     
    #22 arno_ed, Feb 18, 2015
  3. Haymitch

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    He's jacking with you. It's Need-er-lund.
     
    #23 Haymitch, Feb 18, 2015
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  4. arno_ed

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    Ok thanks. I expected something like that. That is pretty similar to how you should pronounce it.
     
    #24 arno_ed, Feb 18, 2015
  5. DaDakota

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    Neederland is how most pronounce it.

    DD
     
    #25 DaDakota, Feb 18, 2015
  6. Dairy Ashford

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    Our farm labor was imported for most of our history, no reason our town names wouldn't be either.
     
    #26 Dairy Ashford, Feb 18, 2015
  7. London'sBurning

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    So wait it's

    [​IMG] - erland?

    or

    [​IMG] -er land?
     
    #27 London'sBurning, Feb 18, 2015
  8. HR Dept

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    That poem is beautiful.
     
    #28 HR Dept, Feb 18, 2015
  9. B-Bob

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    I pronounce it Netherregions... after that poem.
     
    #29 B-Bob, Feb 18, 2015
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