Been a good day here thus far. My landlord came to install a new screen door behind the sliding glass door. He's going to come back another day to replace the bathroom sink area soap-holder, as he saw that it would be harder to do than he originally thought. I saw that my shave order is expected to be delivered Friday. Central Texas Shave Soaps may be a little high on the shipping cost, but they send your order fast to make up for it. Going to the gym in an hour or so. I think I'm pretty much pain-free from that freay kitchen fall I took. I'm in the "no-pain no gain" phase at this time.
I was in fact wrong. which is why I unedited my post above. When a title is used such as Mister, there is a capital V. When it is just a name without a title, it's a small v. Just don't ask me why. It's just the rules. https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/how-to-capitalize-dutch-names-with-prefixes/
Let's see if I understand this. "Phoenix Suns great Dick VanArsdale was just that in his career...great. Yes, van Arsdale had a great career". (Would that be rght?)
Y'know we had a Dutch-American President...#8, Martin Van Buren. I always presumed the V was capitalized until @richgem's recent posts. Maybe it is anyway???
Hmmm....now you're making me think.... eek. "Phoenix Suns great Dick van Arsdale..." (note lower v and spacing after) (Capital V only works if you consider "great" as a formal title, like Emperor.) But, Mr. Dick Van Arsdale" would be correct (capital v b/c of title) Tho the title is not capitalized in Dutch. "Yes, van Arsdale..." seems to be correct unless the van starts the sentence, then it gets capitalized. "Van Arsdale was great." for ex.
Same thing happens with German names (Von). It almost always gets capitalized in English under the assumption that the family name is "VanBuren" (filed under "v") whereas the Dutch consider the family name "Buren" (filed under "b" and which means neighbors, btw) and "van" means from or belonging to.
You're welcome. Believe me, I had to think about it... I don't write Dutch that much and certainly not many names. So.. I"m learning too. You also might find this interesting: https://www.expatica.com/nl/about/c...dutch-names-and-the-story-behind-them-102043/
This'll make you laugh....For many years(like most of my life up until now), I thought his last name was pronounced Van "B you're ENN". I knocked out that neighbors thing, didn't I? I'll read about the name history when I am more awake(after my coffee .
The Dutch "u" is a tough sound, but "you're" is pretty close. I struggle with it. One more: https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-Dutch-surnames-that-have-a-hilarious-meaning-Why-is-that I'm of the opinion (contrary to link 1) that the Dutch went for full comic effect when having to pick last names and hoped they wouldn't stick.
I'm just glad I wasn;t Chief Justice of the Supreme Court administering the Oath of Office to Marty. "Do you...Martin van B yer ENNNN solemnly swear". Thanks for these links.
I'd've probably just gone with "hey you..." 'Course no telling if the Pres. Americanized the pronunciation somewhat anyhow. And... you're welcome!
It’s been a great day.The weather was nice, so I went for a shoot. I even shot fairly well,, despite my current vision problems. Then I stopped for some groceries and got my flu shot. Now, just relaxing at home.
I drive a mini-van. A Van would have a capital V because it is a title, but a mini-van doesn't because van is preceded by mini.