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In theory (standard language), ss and ß mark differences in pronunciation. That's why some words are written with ß. In practice, the differences are pronounced
by stewbrew 9y ago
In theory (standard language), ss and ß mark differences in pronunciation. That's why some words are written with ß. In practice, the differences are pronounced differently in different regions, which is why some German speaking people don't know the difference.
- brusch64 9y agoReally ? As someone who speaks natively German, can you give me an example or a source for this ? ß is after a long vocal, ss is after a short vocal. I don't know any regional problems with that (and I come from a region with a VERY different language than most of the German speaking people)
- stewbrew 9y agoThe op claimed it makes no difference if you write words with ss or ß. I simply claimed it makes a difference in standard language but certain dialects differ from that so that many people don't know/hear/speak certain words correctly and thus don't understand the difference. For some words, both forms are said to be correct (e.g. Geschoss and Geschoß) but not for all.
- taejo 9y agoBTW, the English word for Vokal is vowel, not vocal (which means something else).
- brusch64 9y agoOops - thank you.