On 22/01/2012 22:53, Bernhard Scholz wrote: > Robert, > your example of > Car - kneel > is great. > A while ago I was asked how to pronounce a name of German descandats. > it was Guckel. I said they should pronounce the "u" like a "oo" as in book. > This is only an example for this name. > Most eg. european countries have many dialect speaking the same name but > sounding differently due to the dialect spoken at that time in that area.
But if you are writing down the pronunciation instruction you really need to use a recognized phonetic system. Your example, "oo as in book" would have been pronounced differently by an aunt of mine to the way I say it. She would have said it with the oo sound as in stool, with the lips pushed forward, whereas I say it with a much shorter oo sound with less lip movement. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
