Why is Dirk Nowitzki's name prounounced as "NOVITZKI"? [Archive] - Message Board Basketball Forum

1~Gibson~1

02-12-2009, 11:19 PM

yeah its kind of annoying.. i always wondered why they pronounced brett favres name as farve:confusedshrug: :no: hiz mother ****ed up hiz birth certificate

dware94

02-12-2009, 11:23 PM

:no: hiz mother ****ed up hiz birth certificate

actually??

Al Thornton

02-12-2009, 11:24 PM

because its german and thats how you say it in german.
:applause:

AznTacoLover

02-12-2009, 11:24 PM

yes.. because it's in german and that's how you pronounce it. :D

kidachi

02-12-2009, 11:27 PM

:no: hiz mother ****ed up hiz birth certificate

maybe the nurse?

kentatm

02-12-2009, 11:31 PM

because its german and thats how you say it in german.

:oldlol:

the OP gets a +1 for American education

gigantes

02-12-2009, 11:35 PM

because its german and thats how you say it in german.
it's not german, it's obviously east-european.
and that's how you pronounce the "W" in slavic languages.

yeah its kind of annoying.. i always wondered why they pronounced brett favres name as farve
because it's apparently french and pronouncing it "farve" is still closer to being correct than pronouncing it as "favor" or whatever the typical american would pronounce it as.

FFS, didn't any of you kids take language courses in school?

Alonzo Magic

02-12-2009, 11:35 PM

why do say it that way? You know they know it's NOWITZKI.

You're lucky you live in a state with such a great GDP.

el_locoteee

02-12-2009, 11:41 PM

he'z German and that'z how it'z pronounced.

Just like Pinata iz pronounced pinyata becuase it'z spanish

No Pinata is pronounce Pinata.

Pi

u83

02-12-2009, 11:42 PM

actually??

There's just certain words, mostly names, that are spelled all crazy-like. I know there's a lot of places in England, such as Worcester, where the spelling is waaaaaay off, there's extra letters in the name and stuff.

Wiki to list of names with horrid spelling/pronunciation discrepancy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_names_in_English_with_counterintuitive_pro nunciations)

Favre has some French ancestry. I know that a lot of words in French end in a silent -re, which merely modify the letters before it. Perhaps his name was French, pronounced like "Fahv", which could have evolved into Farrrv as people over-pronounced it and/or got confused by the R.

Riker

02-12-2009, 11:47 PM

why do say it that way? You know they know it's NOWITZKI.

Nowitzki is polish last name. Why do you think they should pronounce his name like he was English - if he isn't?

DOOR and POOR

"oo" in the "door" isn't pronounced the same like "oo" in "poor".

Get it?

-primetime-

02-12-2009, 11:48 PM

when he was younger they did pronounce his name like it is spelled...

but when everyone realized he is a basketball God then Cuban decided to have his name pronounced a little different...because it was clear at the time that he is much more important than all the other humans on the planet with the his last name...

I thought everyone knew that...:ohwell:

Hammertime

02-13-2009, 12:03 AM

DOOR and POOR

"oo" in the "door" isn't pronounced the same like "oo" in "poor".

Get it?

Man, you American-influenced kids need to learn to speak proper English. Door and poor rhyme for any educated native English speaker.

Riker

02-13-2009, 12:18 AM

Man, you American-influenced kids need to learn to speak proper English. Door and poor rhyme for any educated native English speaker.

Don't try to play smart with me, you Americans will be 100% illiterate in 10 years

"Hello, what did u doo last knight?
I went our 4 a drink
What r u doin latr?
Iono
LOL
WTF
Are u all rite?
"

And all that...90% of youth are communicating that way.

And with my "poor - door" example...ok...can I rephrase my question?

DOOR - MORE......how come it ain't "DORE" or "MOOR" ?

Smartass. Shut the hell up.

stephanieg

02-13-2009, 12:20 AM

Man, you American-influenced kids need to learn to speak proper English. Door and poor rhyme for any educated native English speaker.

America is a huge country with many different dialects. Depending on where he lives they may not rhyme. See also: marry, merry, and Mary. Depending on where you live those are all different or all the same. Also don/dawn, cot/caught, ferry/fairy, etc. Even some weird ones like black/block and boss/bus.

Door / poor / more all sound the same here. Poor / pore are the same. Sometimes you might see someone say "pu-or" for poor. But only if in a formal setting. Kinda like pen / pin.

PistolPete

02-13-2009, 12:22 AM

he'z German and that'z how it'z pronounced.

Just like Pinata iz pronounced pinyata becuase it'z spanish

You are incorrect. In spanish, there is the "n" and there is the "

Hammertime

02-13-2009, 12:24 AM

America is a huge country with many different dialects. Depending on where he lives they may not rhyme. See also: marry, merry, and Mary. Depending on where you live those are all different or all the same. Also don/dawn, cot/caught, ferry/fairy, etc. Even some weird ones like black/block and boss/bus.

Being a loyal subject of the Queen, I speak her English. ;)

New Zealanders are the worst. I swear they only have 3 vowels in their vocabulary. Cot, caught, cut, and cat all seem to rhyme to them. :lol

OneMoreSucka

02-13-2009, 12:29 AM

1) Use google. Seriously not that hard.
2) How the **** could you not know this, it's always mentioned that dirk is german, put two and two together.
3)This thread is god awful.

starface

02-13-2009, 12:33 AM

same reason Mike Kryzewski's name is not pronounced like it reads in English.

becuase its a foreign name, HELLO.

InspiredLebowski

02-13-2009, 12:40 AM

same reason Mike Kryzewski's name is not pronounced like it reads in English.

becuase its a foreign name, HELLO.

I literally can't pronounce Kryzewski. It's "shuh-chef-ski" right? Can't do it. Something about the chefski.

picc84

02-13-2009, 12:48 AM

'Nowitzki'? That sh!t aint German. lol @ people acting like they know.

Hammertime

02-13-2009, 01:01 AM

'Nowitzki'? That sh!t aint German. lol @ people acting like they know.

http://www.verwandt.de/karten/absolut/nowitzki.html

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that when there are 1200 people in Germany with that last name, and when they don't speak Polish or Czech, it's a German name.

ronron15

02-13-2009, 01:04 AM

European name...... sighhhh

WhySoInsecure?

02-13-2009, 01:08 AM

http://www.verwandt.de/karten/absolut/nowitzki.html

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that when there are 1200 people in Germany with that last name, and when they don't speak Polish or Czech, it's a German name.
but obviously it's origin is not german.
that's like saying rodriguez is an american name

Alonzo Magic

02-13-2009, 01:12 AM

Nowitzki, Klose, Podolski - All of Germany's Superstars are Polish. :D

picc84

02-13-2009, 01:18 AM

http://www.verwandt.de/karten/absolut/nowitzki.html

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that when there are 1200 people in Germany with that last name, and when they don't speak Polish or Czech, it's a German name.

Right. And 'Jackson' is an African name. :oldlol:

Kids these days, I tell you. :hammerhead:

Hammertime

02-13-2009, 01:24 AM

Right. And 'Jackson' is an African name. :oldlol:

Kids these days, I tell you. :hammerhead:

So an "African" person named Jackson must be a foreigner in Africa?

Nowitzki is a German name. Novicky is a Czech name.

Alonzo Magic

02-13-2009, 01:28 AM

No, Nowitzki is a Polish name.

picc84

02-13-2009, 01:30 AM

Nowitzki is not a German name because its origin is clearly not German. And....thats pretty much end of story. Thanks for playing though.

Hammertime

02-13-2009, 01:33 AM

Nowitzki is not a German name because its origin is clearly not German. And....thats pretty much end of story. Thanks for playing though.

So, is Rodriguez not Spanish because Rodrigo is a German name? What about Sanchez?

Furthermore, what about all the English patronymics from clearly Hebrew names? Johnson?