Dear shooting friends,
here are the new lessons pronuncing German:
Sonja Pfeilschifter
Maik Eckhardt
I think it is not a real problem. I can read most English, but i cant writing very well and my speaking is bad. But shooting friends can understand each other all over the world.
Best wishes from Good old Germany
Frank
Dumb question but, pronunciation?
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FrankD
Perfect! A Grade!
But it seems to me it's not so easy for many native english speakers. I have heard so much struggling on the names of this famous german shooters.
Etch-kart and pFeil-stiff-ser and so on
By the way, this is a great forum for ISSF shooters. I'm a longtime club-shooter (rifle) from germany. I have read many interesting things here, but it's a little bit difficult for my to write good postings.
Best wishes
Frank
But it seems to me it's not so easy for many native english speakers. I have heard so much struggling on the names of this famous german shooters.
Etch-kart and pFeil-stiff-ser and so on
By the way, this is a great forum for ISSF shooters. I'm a longtime club-shooter (rifle) from germany. I have read many interesting things here, but it's a little bit difficult for my to write good postings.
Best wishes
Frank
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Luftskytter-
We don't use the German Umlaut in my country, but I can make them on the keyboard.
Just left of the Enter key my Norwegian keyboard has a key where you can write a ¨ which doesn't show up until you add something else.
Then just follow up with a o or u to get these letters with Umlaut: ä ö ü.
Dunno if this works in other languages.
You can also do the same kind of thing with other funny signs on the keys above or below.
But you won't be able to write the Norwegian letters Æ Ø Å :-)
Just left of the Enter key my Norwegian keyboard has a key where you can write a ¨ which doesn't show up until you add something else.
Then just follow up with a o or u to get these letters with Umlaut: ä ö ü.
Dunno if this works in other languages.
You can also do the same kind of thing with other funny signs on the keys above or below.
But you won't be able to write the Norwegian letters Æ Ø Å :-)
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FrankD
Close.Jordan F. wrote:Lapua is another weird one
I always pernounce it La poo a, But I believe the correct pronounciation is La pwa.
lʌpʊʌ
Emphasis on first syllable "LApua".
sʌkɒJordan F. wrote:Sako I have always said Sai ko, but I believe it is actually sock o.
Emphasis on first syllable "SAko".
"Sai ko" is a little Japanese gimmick that costs little, is worn on the wrist of the watch hand and it tells you the time.