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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Angels in Germany? #148524 09/28/2005 1:53 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky On the BBC news this evening, they were telling about this lady running for some elected position in Germany; Angela Somebody. I have only ever heard this name pronounced An (as in, an apple) - jel-luh. However, the news lady pronounced it Angle (as in, 90º) - uh. Is this the British pronunciation, or was she saying it that way because that's the way the German lady pronounces her name? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Angels in Germany? Jackie 09/28/2005 1:53 AM Re: Angels in Germany? Vernon Compton 09/28/2005 2:34 AM Re: Angels in Germany? Bingley 09/28/2005 2:35 AM Re: Angels in Germany? inselpeter 09/28/2005 3:03 AM Re: Angels in Germany? Jackie 09/28/2005 2:01 PM Re: Angels in Germany? Bingley 09/28/2005 2:12 PM Re: Angels in Germany? belligerentyouth 09/28/2005 2:16 PM Re: Angels in Germany? Vernon Compton 09/28/2005 7:29 PM Re: obtuse Angles Buffalo Shrdlu 09/28/2005 11:51 PM Re: Angels in Germany? Faldage 09/28/2005 10:04 AM Misnomers: Angela: 'heavenly messenger' belligerentyouth 09/28/2005 10:37 AM Re: Angels in Germany? AnnaStrophic 09/28/2005 11:37 AM Re: Angels in Germany? zmjezhd 09/28/2005 1:14 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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