I guess I am totally wrong here with Africa. I just followed the link to your company's webpage. It's still a Dutch name is it? Peter van Hoof ------------- mailto:pvh@vertonet.com http://go.to/pvh > Tjaart van der Walt sounds like a good old Dutch name , though I know his > location is on the African continent I'm pretty sure that's where > he (or his > ancestors are from) > And though I've been living in the US the last 8 years I'm sure I can > pronounce it right ( depending on how many years it has been that his > relatives moved there, things tend to sound different after some > generations) > > Peter > > > It was too far for me to come for drinks, how DO you > pronounce his name? > > > > Hehehe. You first - how do *you* think?