My German great-grandma said, "shpetz-ul," with a short "e."
That is the only I have ever heard it, around here in German-background
country.

N.

On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 11:56:48 AM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
> My German great-grandma said, "shpetz-ul," with a short "e."
> That is the only I have ever heard it, around here in German-background
> country.

Amazingly, German has regional accents. How a given German pronounces
things depends on where he's from.

Shpate-zleh is about as close as I can come to reproducing how
I was taught to prounounce ä (a-umlaut). It's somewhere
between a long 'a' and a short 'e'.

You can avoid the entire issue by using the word "spatzen" instead.

Yeah, this thread was dead for 20 years, but at least it's not
political.

Cindy Hamilton

On 11/11/2016 5:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> Amazingly, German has regional accents. How a given German pronounces
> things depends on where he's from.
>
> Shpate-zleh is about as close as I can come to reproducing how
> I was taught to prounounce ä (a-umlaut). It's somewhere
> between a long 'a' and a short 'e'.
>
Yes, that is the pronunciation I was taught, too.

On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 1:32:39 PM UTC-5, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 11/11/2016 5:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> > Amazingly, German has regional accents. How a given German pronounces
> > things depends on where he's from.
> >
> > Shpate-zleh is about as close as I can come to reproducing how
> > I was taught to prounounce ä (a-umlaut). It's somewhere
> > between a long 'a' and a short 'e'.
> >
> Yes, that is the pronunciation I was taught, too.

Frau Mueller would be pleased to hear that she taught me
correctly in high school.

Cindy Hamilton

"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
...

On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 11:56:48 AM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
> My German great-grandma said, "shpetz-ul," with a short "e."
> That is the only I have ever heard it, around here in German-background
> country.

Amazingly, German has regional accents. How a given German pronounces
things depends on where he's from.

Shpate-zleh is about as close as I can come to reproducing how
I was taught to prounounce ä (a-umlaut). It's somewhere
between a long 'a' and a short 'e'.

Cindy Hamilton

===

In the parts of Germany with which I am familiar, that is exactly the way
they pronounce it.

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On 2016-11-11 12:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 11:56:48 AM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
>> My German great-grandma said, "shpetz-ul," with a short "e."
>> That is the only I have ever heard it, around here in German-background
>> country.
>
> Amazingly, German has regional accents. How a given German pronounces
> things depends on where he's from.
>
> Shpate-zleh is about as close as I can come to reproducing how
> I was taught to prounounce ä (a-umlaut). It's somewhere
> between a long 'a' and a short 'e'.

I spent half my early year's at my best friend's house. They were
German immigrants and spoke Swabian German around the house. Spaeltzle
was served often and their pronunciation is the way you spelled it out.

>
> You can avoid the entire issue by using the word "spatzen" instead.

True, except that it is usually pronounced spotchen.

>
> Yeah, this thread was dead for 20 years, but at least it's not
> political.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

On 2016-11-11 12:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 11:56:48 AM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
>> My German great-grandma said, "shpetz-ul," with a short "e."
>> That is the only I have ever heard it, around here in German-background
>> country.
>
> Amazingly, German has regional accents. How a given German pronounces
> things depends on where he's from.

They aren't just accents. They are dialects. The country is complicated.
Germanic people were spread out across a wide area, and with various
other ethnic groups live between and among them.

In article >,
Cindy Hamilton says...
>
> On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 11:56:48 AM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
> > My German great-grandma said, "shpetz-ul," with a short "e."
> > That is the only I have ever heard it, around here in German-background
> > country.
>
> Amazingly, German has regional accents. How a given German pronounces
> things depends on where he's from.
>
> Shpate-zleh is about as close as I can come to reproducing how
> I was taught to prounounce ä (a-umlaut). It's somewhere
> between a long 'a' and a short 'e'.

Click the blue triangle he

http://forvo.com/word/spaetzle/#de

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
> My German great-grandma said, "shpetz-ul," with a short "e."
> That is the only I have ever heard it, around here in German-background
> country.
>

shpetzlee.



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On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 5:20:55 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-11-11 12:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 11:56:48 AM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
> >> My German great-grandma said, "shpetz-ul," with a short "e."
> >> That is the only I have ever heard it, around here in German-background
> >> country.
> >
> > Amazingly, German has regional accents. How a given German pronounces
> > things depends on where he's from.
> >
> > Shpate-zleh is about as close as I can come to reproducing how
> > I was taught to prounounce ä (a-umlaut). It's somewhere
> > between a long 'a' and a short 'e'.
>
> I spent half my early year's at my best friend's house. They were
> German immigrants and spoke Swabian German around the house. Spaeltzle
> was served often and their pronunciation is the way you spelled it out.
>
> >
> > You can avoid the entire issue by using the word "spatzen" instead.
>
> True, except that it is usually pronounced spotchen.

shpah-tzen

It avoids that troublesome a-umlaut, though.

Cindy Hamilton

In article >,
Cindy Hamilton > wrote:

> On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 1:32:39 PM UTC-5, S Viemeister wrote:

> > > Shpate-zleh is about as close as I can come to reproducing how
> > > I was taught to prounounce ä (a-umlaut). It's somewhere
> > > between a long 'a' and a short 'e'.
> > >
> > Yes, that is the pronunciation I was taught, too.
>
> Frau Mueller would be pleased to hear that she taught me
> correctly in high school.

Shpate-zl[schwa]
Why isn't it a verb?

leo

On Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 1:02:11 AM UTC-5, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> In article >,
> Cindy Hamilton > wrote:
>
> > On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 1:32:39 PM UTC-5, S Viemeister wrote:
>
> > > > Shpate-zleh is about as close as I can come to reproducing how
> > > > I was taught to prounounce ä (a-umlaut). It's somewhere
> > > > between a long 'a' and a short 'e'.
> > > >
> > > Yes, that is the pronunciation I was taught, too.
> >
> > Frau Mueller would be pleased to hear that she taught me
> > correctly in high school.
>
> Shpate-zl[schwa]
> Why isn't it a verb?

Why should it be a verb? It's not an English word.

Cindy Hamilton

In article >,
Cindy Hamilton > wrote:


> Why should it be a verb? It's not an English word.

Oops, I meant "vowel" for a schwa. Senior moment.

leo