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   Message 136,933 of 137,311   
   Gary McGath to Evelyn C. Leeper   
   Re: Pronunciation   
   04 Oct 25 15:40:12   
   
   From: garym@mcgath.com   
      
   On 10/3/25 4:43 PM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:   
   > On 10/3/25 3:56 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Also, "Georgian" probably isn't the right term anyway, or at least   
   >> we're not pronouncing it right, given that the first two Georges   
   >> were German, hence would have pronounced their names as "Gay-org."   
   >   
   > But the English people probably all pronounced it the way we do.   
      
   The German name is spelled "Georg." His birth name was most likely   
   Georg, but if you spell it as in English, it should be pronounced as in   
   English.   
      
   If I saw "George" as a German name, I'd have to pronounce it "Gay-org-uh."   
      
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