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Thread #119246   Message #2584342
Posted By: Gurney
08-Mar-09 - 11:50 PM
Thread Name: Pronouncing Karpeles etc
Subject: RE: Pronouncing Karpeles etc
Bertha. Ber-thah in England, Bee-ar-tah in Denmark and Germany?

Not used in England since Victorian times. They built a huge traction engine and called it 'Big Bertha.' Not popular since. Funny, that.