Re: venting or stupid questions

2003-06-06 Thread DonaLeigh Engstrom
- Original Message - Beverly said: When I say Bernese I try to emphasize the 'bear' - in German e is pronounced a. Right??? Hey I'm from Ga. I had a Swiss woman try to teach me how to properly say Berner Sennehund. She gave up in disgust. Anyway, if I at least give it a german try

Re: venting or stupid questions

2003-06-05 Thread Beverly Arnold
During a conversation with my hairdresser (my bangs covered my nose-time for a trim) yesterday made me realize that my pronunciation (you all) may be questionable on the bernese/burmese issue. She also thought that it was Burmese Mt Dog - I say berner a lot and bur and ber are pronounced the

Re: venting or stupid questions

2003-06-05 Thread Cecilia Ståhl
Hi Beverly Dear listers, Interesting post about the pronounciation of Berner sennenhund. I have no idea what a Georgian accent sounds like - is it like Scarlett O'Hara's? You are absolutely right: saying bear- then -ner is as about as close as you can get to the European pronounciation of

re; Venting, or Stupid Questions

2003-06-04 Thread mtndog
Q; Hey, do you raise them Burmese Mtn dogs? Me; No. Burmese are Cats and Snakes, and I dont have either one. Q; Hey, I've never seen a black Saint Bernard before Me; You still haven't. Judy Arneson-Johnson Kielerstar BMD