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Thu, 13 August 2015 10:27

USAussie

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Mac,

My family name is actually Muller with an umlaut over the "u." My Dad told me that when he and his Father arrived at Ellis Island in
1926 they were told that the umlaut didn't exist in English and an "e" would be added after the "u."

In my 68 years I have NEVER heard anyone pronounce the "ue" the same way Germans pronounce the "u" with an umlaut over it.

I usually get Mule - er or Mull - er and neither one of those is the correct pronunciation. The problem is the sound one makes for a
"u" with an umlaut over it does not exist in the English language. Well at least I can't think of any word that is pronounced with
that sound.

Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic

-----Original Message-----
From: D C _Mac_ Macdonald

The umlauts aren't really a big problem because adding the "e" at the end of those vowels that have the umlaut seem to be widely
understood (ae, oe, ue) by folks who actually use the umlaut characters. Some of us even learned to pronounce them reasonably
correctly during a military tour in Germany!

~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~

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Regards, Rob M. (USAussie) The Pedantic Mechanic Sydney, Australia '75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 '75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426

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		[GMCnet] Nuts for the cupboard bolts metal or aluminum? By: Olly Schmidt on Wed, 12 August 2015 15:32
		Re: [GMCnet] Nuts for the cupboard bolts metal or aluminum? By: Ken Henderson on Wed, 12 August 2015 23:34
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		Re: [GMCnet] Nuts for the cupboard bolts metal or aluminum? By: Olly Schmidt on Thu, 13 August 2015 08:26
		Re: [GMCnet] Nuts for the cupboard bolts metal or aluminum? By: USAussie on Thu, 13 August 2015 09:15
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