Louis Weichmann

[Eva Elisabeth]

(02-08-2015 02:26 PM)Wild Bill Wrote:  We used "Philadelphia" in the Pacific against the Japanese. All the L's become R's in a native Japanese speaker.

Interesting - I've always thought it's the other way round (they would say "L" instead of "R"), at least this goes for the Chinese.

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(02-08-2015 12:17 PM)Pamela Wrote:  

(02-08-2015 09:09 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Many thanks to Eva for sending the correct pronunciation for Louis J. Weichmann's last name!
Weichmann: CLICK HERE
Wiechmann:CLICK HERE

Of course I've been pronouncing it wrong. Thanks for setting us straight. I wonder if any of his contemporaries pronounced it the German way.

Just to clarify - Pamela, please don't misunderstand, I didn't want to correct you nor set anyone straight. I was asked about the German pronunciation and just thought if one is interested in this info others might be, too.