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Grammar and Linguistics > Einstein ?? what is the correct pronunctiation??
Einstein ?? what is the correct pronunctiation??
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you_per7
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Einstein ?? what is the correct pronunctiation??
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Why is Einstein pronounced with s instead of sh?
Is it ok if I pronounce it with sh????
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29 Dec 2013
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cunliffe
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In England, we say it with a �s � not a �sh �. But I think he was German, so how do they pronounce it? Anybody German?
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29 Dec 2013
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you_per7
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thanks cunliffe
I think Germans pronounce it with sh.
the same thing with the famous novelist john steinbeck
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29 Dec 2013
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Doot
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Einstein is pronounced with sh in German.
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29 Dec 2013
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MarionG
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Also in Hebrew Einstein is pronounced with �sh � and it is written with a "shin � (sh sound) rather than a "samech" (s sound). |
29 Dec 2013
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