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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Pronouncing Germanic "ie" and "ei" Humanity Hannah #183996 03/29/2009 2:33 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Looks like a good mnemonic device to me, seen how we pronounce our neighbour's Zwieback. But even though they bake them zwei times, they never call them Zweiback. If I'd give my amateur phonetics on the word I would say / tsweeback; for zwei /tswhy or tswI. Last edited by BranShea; 03/29/2009 2:43 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Pronouncing Germanic "ie" and "ei" Humanity Hannah 03/29/2009 1:19 PM Re: Pronouncing Germanic "ie" and "ei" zmjezhd 03/29/2009 2:32 PM Re: Pronouncing Germanic "ie" and "ei" BranShea 03/29/2009 2:33 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,337 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,178 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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