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		joostdevries on Nov 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Volkswagen Originalteil I think Americans pronounce names like Weinstein as 'winesteen'. So perhaps the pronunciation of the latter syllable makes German origin diphthongs confusing.

hunter2_ on Nov 25, 2022 [–]

We do know how to pronounce Einstein though!

codeflo on Nov 25, 2022 | [–]

I’m sure you personally do, but I’ve noticed that many English speakers pronounce it without the “sh” sound in the middle.

hunter2_ on Nov 27, 2022 | | [–]

Good point, in fact I retract my statement because of it. I was only thinking of the vowels.

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