The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #66317   Message #1099543
Posted By: MudGuard
23-Jan-04 - 06:59 AM
Thread Name: BS: What is the question?
Subject: RE: BS: What is the question?
Micca, that can't be.

Either it is pronounced English, then it is
nine, double-u (or in a German way of writing it "accoustically")
Nein dabbeljuuh

Or it is pronounced German, then it is
Neun we.

"Neun" is pronounced very different from "nein".

German "eu" is pronounced like "oy" in the English word "boy".
German "ei" is pronounced like "i" in the English word "nine".

so we have "noyne" as opposed to "nine".

Not very similar.