The BBC had two completely different and completely incorrect pronunciations of the name of the NATO Secretary-General this morning.
1) “Yap de Hop Sheffer” /jæp də hɔp ʃɛfə/
2) “Djap de Hupe Sheffer” /dʒæp dɘ hʊ:p ʃɛfə/
It is of course “Jaap de Hoop Scheffer” /ja:p də ho:p sχɛfər/ but I expect he’s used to it by now.
I’m big on the Royal Society’s lunchtime history-of-science lectures. Particularly recommended:
Ruth Belville (The Greenwich “Time Lady”)
Marine Archaeology and ‘Hunting the Beagle’
Palmer’s Penguins