JJ McClure
Go Jags
Is it Kai-pers
or Kow-pers
or Koo-pers
or Cup-ers
I don't think Andy Townsend got his name right once.
or Kow-pers
or Koo-pers
or Cup-ers
I don't think Andy Townsend got his name right once.
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Gerbil
Nsc's most loved
Can't remember where it was, but Kippers was my favourite.
withdeanwombat
Well-known member
To be fair,United never got near enough to him often enough for Toonsand to perfect his name.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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also 10 years at Brighton were expunged from his history. they seemed interested in his Marine career and the footballing histories of most other Crawley players, which at times was rather more interesting that the game itself.
sydney
tinky ****in winky
ky-pers would be the dutch pronunciation
as in jelly?
sydney
tinky ****in winky
no as in kay-yak...silly...!!!
Marc1901
Peace out.
It annoys me when they say his name on commentary. Why can't they ask him how to pronounce his name before the game if they don't know how to?
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Have YOU ever tried holding a conversation with the FDM when he's fired up on a matchday? He can be TERRIFYING.
It's "Kaupers/Kowpers" actually, that would be the dutch pronunciation.
"Huis" in Dutch is pronaunced "Haus" (more or less the same as what it means in English - "house").
Another example is "Zuid" which sounds more like its English meaning, as it is pronounced "Zaud" - "South".
"Huis" in Dutch is pronaunced "Haus" (more or less the same as what it means in English - "house").
Another example is "Zuid" which sounds more like its English meaning, as it is pronounced "Zaud" - "South".
Dominoid
Albion fan in Devon
Despite the fact that everyone ( including BBC Sussex) pronounced it as in kay-pers (as in kayak) this is correct and it sounded to me like that's what he was saying yesterday most of the time.
Silent Bob
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- Dec 6, 2004
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Someone should tell him.
Actually it's none of them. The 'ui' diphthong sound in Dutch is one that we don't really have. The nearest I can describe is it's a bit like the 'ow' sound in 'how' or 'now' when spoken with a Northern Irish accent. Actually, that's not quite it. You have to start by saying a long 'o' but do not round your lips at the end. Oh, just f***ing find some Dutch footage and listen to it.
Here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX0aER6bKRw
Incidentally, Kay'pers is how it would be pronounced in Afrikaans, as in the former cricketer Adrian Kuiper.
Here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX0aER6bKRw
Incidentally, Kay'pers is how it would be pronounced in Afrikaans, as in the former cricketer Adrian Kuiper.
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This is not really correct. The Dutch 'huis' is not pronounced like the German 'Haus'. Neither German or English have the Dutch 'ui' sound.