Damien Duff

[DannyInvincible]

He was born to Moroccan parents, according to Wiki.

[geysir]

He looks North African but I suppose it doesn't matter where the family name originates, the man who headed the ball past Duff as if he didn't exist (bringing some context), is a Flemish speaker born in Flemland, therefore he pronounces his name the Flemish way.
No such issues for Duff, once a Duff always a Duff, no matter where you are on the planet.

[Kingdom]

He looks North African but I suppose it doesn't matter where the family name originates, the man who headed the ball past Duff as if he didn't exist (bringing some context), is a Flemish speaker born in Flemland, therefore he pronounces his name the Flemish way.
No such issues for Duff, once a Duff always a Duff, no matter where you are on the planet.

What about Spittle County? They pronounce Duff as Fudd.
Or Moe's Tavern, where it's pronounced Doof.

[Stuttgart88]

therefore he pronounces his name the Flemish way

Of course it matters where the name originates. Is there a Flemish way to pronounce a Moroccan name? I'd hazard a guess that "we've been pronouncing Fallaini like XXXX for a hundred and eighty years now" is not something you oft hear in deepest Vlaanderen. Accent is one thing pronunciation is another.

[paul_oshea]

Felæainey is Flemish, not French. He speaks in a thick Flemish accent and therefore his family name is pronounced in the Dutch way.
http://www.forvo.com/word/marouane_fellaini/

Ya this kept me awake manys a night. Sorry I just meant how the brits pronounce it the whole time, I didnt know if it was right or wrong, but i'd hazard a guess it was wrong, more often than not it is.

[geysir]

Of course it matters where the name originates. Is there a Flemish way to pronounce a Moroccan name? I'd hazard a guess that "we've been pronouncing Fallaini like XXXX for a hundred and eighty years now" is not something you oft hear in deepest Vlaanderen. Accent is one thing pronunciation is another.

There's a Flemish way to pronounce a Moroccan name, just like there's an English way to pronounce Cahill.
But when a Cahill makes his way to live in the other side of the world and has a kid, that kid then comes to the EPL to play football as a Kay-hill then Kay-hill is his default pronunciation.
When some McGeadys left Ireland to live in Scotland, the pronunciation changes to Mageddy with the next generation, Aiden pronounces his family name as Mageddy.

[Junior]

When some McGeadys left Ireland to live in Scotland, the pronunciation changes to Mageddy with the next generation, Aiden pronounces his family name as Mageddy.

All the time he was playing up there, I never heard any Scottish commentators prounounce it as anything but 'MaGeedy' I've never heard Aiden discuss it mind, so not sure what his take is on the matter.

[Eminence Grise]

It's just like being back in First Arts Linguistics! Apart from some lovely French assistantes, there wasn't much to commend it then either...

Can we pronounce the topic dead - or deed, if you hail from certain parts of Scotland?

[Stuttgart88]

Can we pronounce the topic dead - or deed, if you hail from certain parts of Scotland?

Pun unintended I'd suspect.

[Eminence Grise]

Come on! It's a post about linguistics, and you think that was an accident?

To slightly misquote Baldrick: 'I have a punning clan...'

[geysir]

It's just like being back in First Arts Linguistics! Apart from some lovely French assistantes, there wasn't much to commend it then either...

Can we pronounce the topic dead - or deed, if you hail from certain parts of Scotland?

I only started it with a throwaway jokey reference in parenthesis, I didn't expect that to be challenged seriously.
But seeing as you're concerned with the thread being on topic, have you something on topic to contribute to the Duff thread or are we just here to keep you entertained (at some very low level) and informed on occasion?

[Eminence Grise]

It wasn't your humourous post, but the ten or so posts after yours that treated it seriously. We've had posts on how to pronounce Cahill, McGeady and even a bite on Meara in the last while. If a gentle poke in the ribs (and had I opened up whatever thread the Cahill/Kay-hill/Kahl debate is in, it would have found a home there instead) helps drag a thread back on track, or highlights an inconsequential, tedius debate, then it's worthwhile. Who among us speaks with the clipped precision of RP anyway? Or would want to?

[Colbert Report]

Anyone hear him at the start of the Off The Ball podcast from today? He says that he's made his decision but now is not the time to announce it. Sounds like he's definitely retiring.

[tricky_colour]

Sounds like it, he is 33, he would be 35 next world cup

[tricky_colour]

A chance for one of the youngsters like Stephen Hunt.

[the bear]

I'd like to see him revert to CM a la Giggs

[Murfinator]

would be a great loss to us, I hope he stays on. Our only player comfortable in possession.

[Charlie Darwin]

I'd like to see him revert to CM a la Giggs

Giggs also retired from international football in his 20s.

[the bear]

Giggs also retired from international football in his 20s.

He wanted to spend more time with his brothers family

[mark12345]

I'd like to see him revert to CM a la Giggs

So does that mean we're lacking in creativity in the middle of the park?

In all fairness Keane should have gone to the Euros as Ireland's Totti, or attempt at Totti. Blame the manager that he didn't.