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Don't Say 'Artwa' but 'Artoos': Have We Been Mispronouncing the Name of the Leuven Lager for a Century?

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Stella Artois may be celebrating a special anniversary this year, but even after 100 years, fans of the Leuven lager might still be mispronouncing the name. So says Professor of Dutch Linguistics Freek Van de Velde. Or: why a French surname was not necessarily pronounced with the same accent.

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Stella Artois may be celebrating a special anniversary this year, but even after 100 years, fans of the Leuven lager might still be mispronouncing the name. So says Professor of Dutch Linguistics Freek Van de Velde. Or: why a French surname was not necessarily pronounced with the same accent.

·Brussels, Belgium
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vrt broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
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