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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; 03/29/09 02:43 PM.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Pronouncing Germanic "ie" and "ei" Humanity Hannah 03/29/09 01:19 PM Re: Pronouncing Germanic "ie" and "ei" zmjezhd 03/29/09 02:32 PM Re: Pronouncing Germanic "ie" and "ei" BranShea 03/29/09 02:33 PM
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