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Blucher- Am I saying it wrong?
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Is it "tomaaato" or "tomaahto"?Originally Posted by Siggy
Blucher was a German general's name, so if you really wanted to pronounce it correctly you would have to use the German pronunciation "Jawohl Blucher!" (more towards "blue"...)
Well, it's Blücher, isn't it -- so it should, technically, be closer to Blee-kher (since English doesn't have that diphthong; it's like the French u; the "ch" also isn't "tsh" or "ck" but a softer version of the "ch" in "loch").
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I thought the ü was more of an "oooh" sound?Originally Posted by Blackhood
No, it's not. It's virtually the same as the French u (as in Rue, for instance). Much closer to "ee" than to "oo" in English.
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I'm wondering if there may be some phonetic confusion as I pronounce Rue to rhyme with Tube, Lube and Harpoon, as well as the ü sound in German. Maybe I'm wrong in both languages, it wouldn't surprise me in the least.
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I'm wondering if there may be some phonetic confusion as I pronounce Rue to rhyme with Tube, Lube and Harpoon, as well as the ü sound in German. Maybe I'm wrong in both languages, it wouldn't surprise me in the least.Originally Posted by Blackhood
Interesting. Given that you're in the UK, you surely don't pronounce "tube" and "harpoon" the same, do you?
But no, the "oo" in harpoon, or the flat American "oo" in "tube" or "news" are not the same sound as the German u-Umlaut or the French u/ue.
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it's like the French u; the "ch" also isn't "tsh" or "ck" but a softer version of the "ch" in "loch").Originally Posted by literasyme
This is correct. Anyway, in English I assume a correct enough pronunciation is Blue-cher. It is like arguing how Americans should correctly pronouce the latin prononciation of cesar...
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This is correct. Anyway, in English I assume a correct enough pronunciation is Blue-cher. It is like arguing how Americans should correctly pronouce the latin prononciation of cesar...Originally Posted by Siggy
Oh, but that surely isn't settled anywhere in the world!
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