Originally posted by underthecountertenor
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The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place
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I have no problem with fhe pronunciation of foreign words: it's English I fail more and more often to recognise. The BBC today had 'proven' (past participle, not adjective) where i would have used 'proved'. One either strives to be part of the 'in group' or one sticks to one's guns!
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Originally posted by underthecountertenor View Post
Well, she was quite right, in the sense that that’s the universal pronunciation in English pubs. In that context I’ve only ever used the ‘perfect Bavarian pronunciation’ for an arch laugh with friends, and with bar staff only when sure that they are in on the joke.
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Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostOn the other hand I brought about complete bafflement in a serving person in an English pub by requesting - in perfectly pronounced Bavarian - 'a pint of Löwenbräu'. 'Oh', she said, 'You mean Lowenbrow'.
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Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
Yes, I agree -
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