> > > Jeurgen is Yoorgen in German. > > No such name. Juergen, however, is pronounced yewrgn.
I've never seen the name spelled as Juergen, but always as J�rgen. > > > So any SI unit using 'J' may be wrongly pronounced in > > other languages. > > Not if the speaker has been taught (in school, for example) the correct > pronunciation. In Germany, for example, people seem to have no difficulty > pronouncing Joule as Joule himself would have pronounced. I've heard it pronounced as "Yool" John > > > 1 more question ? does other European languages use > > the letter 'W' and if so, how do they say kWh. > > Some European languages have no W in their alphabet (e.g., Italian) or vary > rarely use W (e.g., Spanish). However, their dictionaries include words > (borrowed from other languages) starting with or including W, so it's no > mystery to them. And, of course, W is included on their typewriter and > computer keyboards. > > Kilowatt hour is chilowattora (ch pronounced as k) in Italian (plural is > chilowattore) and kilowatt hora (h not pronounced) in Spanish. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >
