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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 04:46 PM
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German DU'ers, listen up please: how do you say "Stephen" ?
Edited on Mon Mar-21-05 04:46 PM by steve2470
Do you say it like steffen or like steeeven ? In the USA, it's steeven.
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 04:48 PM
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1. shteffan if you're bavarian
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 04:51 PM
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2. and in Berlin ?
this inquiring half-German descendant wants to know :-)
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da_chimperor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 04:59 PM
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5. shteh-faaan
Methinks so at least.
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auburngrad82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 04:54 PM
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3. Steffan, like Little Steffan und der Disciples uff Soul.
Or Little Steffan Wunder.
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 04:56 PM
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4. Danke schoen
:-)
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alwynsw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 05:00 PM
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6. I prefer Steve.
But then, I'm a Steve, also.
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jayfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 05:01 PM
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7. I Pronounce It...
"Joe". But I'm only 1/3 German so I'm probably not to reliable of a source.

Jay
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