In article m,
(Paul Cummins) wrote:

In article
,
(Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:

ISTR it's not uncommon in Scotland though I can only think of place
name examples off the top of my head. Given the spelling and
pronunciation of my (German origin) surname, I have taken a slight
interest in this rule.

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Row-zen-sh-teal, shirley?

Not in the UK. -steel here.

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Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article m,
(Paul Cummins) wrote:

In article
,
(Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:

ISTR it's not uncommon in Scotland though I can only think of
place
name examples off the top of my head. Given the spelling and
pronunciation of my (German origin) surname, I have taken a
slight
interest in this rule.

--
Colin Rosenstiel


Row-zen-sh-teal, shirley?

Not in the UK. -steel here.

And '-stile' in America.

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In article ,
(Redonda) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article m,
(Paul Cummins) wrote:

In article
,
(Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:

ISTR it's not uncommon in Scotland though I can only think of
place name examples off the top of my head. Given the spelling and
pronunciation of my (German origin) surname, I have taken a
slight interest in this rule.

Row-zen-sh-teal, shirley?

Not in the UK. -steel here.

And '-stile' in America.

Not so. My brother, sister-in-law and nephew all live there. The North
Americans seem to have fewer problems with the name than the British.

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Colin Rosenstiel

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Redonda) wrote:

snip
Not in the UK. -steel here.

And '-stile' in America.

Not so. My brother, sister-in-law and nephew all live there. The
North
Americans seem to have fewer problems with the name than the
British.

The Americans I met while living in Berlin (including the 3 I shared
an apartment with) always pronounced 'ie' as 'eye' for example they
called Riesling (wine) 'rye-sling'. Maybe it's regional (my American
friends were mostly from California) or proper names don't follow
general usage?

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"Redonda" wrote in message
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Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Redonda) wrote:

snip
Not in the UK. -steel here.

And '-stile' in America.

Not so. My brother, sister-in-law and nephew all live there. The
North
Americans seem to have fewer problems with the name than the
British.

The Americans I met while living in Berlin (including the 3 I shared
an apartment with) always pronounced 'ie' as 'eye' for example they
called Riesling (wine) 'rye-sling'. Maybe it's regional (my American
friends were mostly from California) or proper names don't follow
general usage?

Americans have great problems with names such as Cecil ("SEE-sul" rather
than "SESS-ul") and Bernard ("ber-NARD" rather than "BERN-ud"). And then
you've got names like Zellweger which they pronounce as spelled rather than
"TSELL-vayg-air". But I'd have problems with many US names of American
Indian origin, so I suppose we're about honours even!

What's the correct pronunciation of Braun, as in the name of the
manufacturer of kitchen appliances - "Brawn" or "Brown" (the latter being
the German pronunciation).

"Martin Underwood" wrote in message
...

What's the correct pronunciation of Braun, as in the name of the
manufacturer of kitchen appliances - "Brawn" or "Brown" (the latter
being
the German pronunciation).

Some years ago I read an interview with Dieter Rams (Braun design
genius) who said something along the lines of "It means brown and it's
pronounced brown"

In article ,
(Redonda) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Redonda) wrote:

snip
Not in the UK. -steel here.

And '-stile' in America.

Not so. My brother, sister-in-law and nephew all live there. The
North Americans seem to have fewer problems with the name than the
British.

The Americans I met while living in Berlin (including the 3 I shared
an apartment with) always pronounced 'ie' as 'eye' for example they
called Riesling (wine) 'rye-sling'. Maybe it's regional (my American
friends were mostly from California) or proper names don't follow
general usage?

I can't be held responsible for ignorant North Americans.

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Colin Rosenstiel

Hi there,



Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

I can't be held responsible for ignorant North Americans.

so please name somebody who can. I'll send 'round some mates.



Have a nice one,

Peter

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