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Samuel exists as a German name and is pronounced in a German way, but as far as I know the short version does not exist as a German name and I would try to pron

by mudita 6y ago

Samuel exists as a German name and is pronounced in a German way, but as far as I know the short version does not exist as a German name and I would try to pronounce it as an English name when I see it.

samatman 6y ago
You would probably pronounce it /sɑm/, or maybe /sam/, while I would pronounce it /sæm/. But again, I don't mind. I kinda like the way the rest of the world says it, actually. æ is my least favorite sound in my native tongue...
- mudita 6y ago
  No, that's kinda my point, there's no reason for me to pronounce it /sɑm/. The German version of Samuel is /zaːmueːl/, so if I'd try to make a short version of the German Samuel I'd use /zam/ but that sounds very, very weird to my ears. Instead I'd probably pronounce it like /sɛm/, which is the German attempt to imitate /sæm/.
- mc32 6y ago
  Speaking of least favorites I’d propose the glottal stop /ʔ/.
  - samatman 6y ago
    uh-oh!