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01-20-2002, 05:38 PM
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Originally posted by Max the Mug:
O with an umlaut is pronounced 'er' and 'h' at the same time.

U with an umlaut is pronounced 'ur' with a bit of 'oo' at the same time.

Your explanation look a little bit complex to me.
Just pronounce the Ä as your usual A (it's the same pronunciation)

We pronounce the Ü as "ue", and the Ö as "oe", we used to write "Hoecker" and not "Höcker" some years ago (as an example)
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