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Steve H

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Question for any German-speaking forum members
« on: April 30, 2022, 04:42:04 PM »
I've recently started reading 'Letters and Papers from Prison' by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, which was edited by his friend Eberhard Bethge, who is also frequently mentioned in the letters. The question is: how is "Bethge" pronounced - is it as though it was an English name, with the th prnounced as in "theatre", or "Betge"? I think that th is pronounced t in German, but I'm not sure.
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Re: Question for any German-speaking forum members
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2022, 08:03:37 PM »
I've recently started reading 'Letters and Papers from Prison' by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, which was edited by his friend Eberhard Bethge, who is also frequently mentioned in the letters. The question is: how is "Bethge" pronounced - is it as though it was an English name, with the th prnounced as in "theatre", or "Betge"? I think that th is pronounced t in German, but I'm not sure.


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Re: Question for any German-speaking forum members
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2022, 08:17:11 PM »
Thanks.
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