Miksi tuo Weinstein lausutaan wainstiin eikä wainstain

Se on sitä Ameriikan tapaa, se.

No amerikkalaisittain. Kuten Bergmann "böögmän" eikä "bäriman"/"bergman"

Miksi sitten (Amelia) Earhart lausutaan "eöhaat" eikä "iöhaat"? Siellä Amerikassakin.

Ihmisten nimet äännetään niin kuin he itse haluavat.

Vierailija kirjoitti:

Ihmisten nimet äännetään niin kuin he itse haluavat.

Niinpä, minäkin äännän ihmisten nimet niin kuin itse haluan.

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Vierailija kirjoitti:

Miksi sitten (Amelia) Earhart lausutaan "eöhaat" eikä "iöhaat"? Siellä Amerikassakin.

On varmaan itse päättänyt sen lausuntamuodon. Niin se Amerikoissa menee.

Jos wein äännetään "wain", miksi weird ei äännetä "waiöd"?

Vierailija kirjoitti:

Ihmisten nimet äännetään niin kuin he itse haluavat.

Weinstein lausuu itse tuon sukunimensä muodossa Visti.

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