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  1. adiwan adiwan

    http://youknowyouregerman.tumblr.com/post/39847855704/

    Saturday, 26-Apr-14 21:24:39 UTC from Choqok
    1. Scribus Scribus

      @broniebrown Speaking of German, I don't know how to pronounce my own surname...

      Saturday, 26-Apr-14 21:28:24 UTC from web
      1. adiwan adiwan

        @scribus I tried to compile the phonetic representation according to the English IPA but English doesn't have the right "r" in its language to represent it properly. But I found a video of a guy who says the name. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-isWBzmYx68&t=6 (Ignore the "Heiner"). Most Germans say Bremer with a "a" at the end but to pronounce it correctly yo need to say the word as it is with the "er".

        Saturday, 26-Apr-14 21:43:19 UTC from Choqok
        1. Scribus Scribus

          @broniebrown So it is more like BREE-mer than BREH-mer?

          Saturday, 26-Apr-14 21:45:55 UTC from web
          1. adiwan adiwan

            @scribus I got it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_German bʁeːma or bʁeːmɛʁ

            Saturday, 26-Apr-14 21:57:28 UTC from Choqok
            1. Scribus Scribus

              @broniebrown Dig it. Seems in the States, it's a east-coast/west-coast thing between BREE-mer and BREH-mer. I just started saying BREE-mer to emphasize that there's only one M. But then, realizing I hear BREH-men more than BREE-men as the pronounciation of "Bremen," from where it seems to come... Anyway, dig it. :)

              Saturday, 26-Apr-14 22:01:44 UTC from web
              1. adiwan adiwan

                @scribus Yepp.. Your ancestors' name comes from the city of Bremen.

                Saturday, 26-Apr-14 22:05:43 UTC from Choqok
                1. Scribus Scribus

                  @broniebrown Yeah, I guess the first of my name/line in the States had draft-dodged and stowed away on a ship or something like that.

                  Saturday, 26-Apr-14 22:07:38 UTC from web