Klarinet Archive - Posting 000083.txt from 1998/11
From: Christian Budde <emv080@-----.de> Subj: Re: [kl] Baermann pronunciation Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:09:22 -0500
On Sun, 1 Nov 1998, Edinger/Gilman wrote:
> "...about Baermann studies. Is the proper pronunciation: "BAY-ER-MANN"
> or something else?"
>
> Baermann is German for "bear man," and is pronounced pretty much just
> that way (or maybe "bay-uh-mon" if you want to minimize your American
> accent). On the other hand, it's also pronounced the same as "bare
> man," but it doesn't translate to "nudist."
Pretty good, but the 'mann' is pronounced not like 'man', it is more
like in 'munching'.
Christian
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