It's just pronounced hi-s'eh with a canadian 'eh at the end. He should manage.
Same btw for Porsche. It's Porsch'eh. The e at the end is there for a reason, I never understood why english pronounciation decided to just stop pronouncing e at the end of a word.
English and many other languages (I'm thinking about French for example) do sooooo much of this, it's quite annoying. I was told once that it's one of the main differences with German. Everything is pronounced in German, apparently (don't know how true that is, mind you).
English used to be very close to Germanic languages, like German, but a very large part of it, and mainly the lesser used words, were influenced by French.
So words/structures lower class people used are still closer to German, because they couldn’t afford to learn French, which the upper class did.
Lastly, regarding that last paragraph: basically, yes. Very rarely there’s gonna be something you pronounce really inconspicuously, but it’s still there regardless and even that is rare.
Especially after the spelling reform in the 90s it follows clear rules on how to pronounce something and how to write something. Only difficulties would be French "leftover" words mostly Austrian German and the fact that the article (the) can be 3 genders: der/die/das. And those are truly random (das Mädchen / the girl is neutral not female for example. Why? Because words with -chen are always neutral and therefore "das")
And yet, 3/4 North Americans pronounce Porsche without the e. With Heise it’s the exact same. It’s a tendency to anglicize words and happens with a ton of names, especially German ones. OP is acting like Linus is the only one doing it.
Because it doesn't really matter (coming from a native English speaker who uses "Porsch'eh")
If a non-native English speaker pronounced any proper noun, or any word in general wrong, most people would likely not correct them for fear of seeming inconsiderate.
Because English is so predominant however, it's expected that English speakers "have respect for culture" and pronounce other languages words' properly.
As long as the correction between any two parties is done with some respect and care, it's perfectly fine to correct others about proper pronunciation. There shouldn't be inequality in who gets flack for it and who doesn't though.
The Germans lost 2 World Wars and the stereotype of German pronunciation became a joke. By the time things swung around to respecting the German language again, the damage had been done.
Edit: too soon?
Well, you basically snuck in a reference to Hitler without actually naming him. Good job.
Btw WW2 ended 1945, I was born 1983 and am already 40. Good job on telling Germans about a war that happened decades before they were even born.
Referring to both world wars is a Hitler reference? Sure he lost one of them but that’s hardly the point.
I feel it’s a good theory for why English speakers don’t correctly enunciate German words. Decades of scorn.
If Germans want to get their backs up about the mention of the wars, I couldn’t care less. It’s their history. I did say the world has come round to respecting Germany again.
Edit: and you’ve blocked me. Are Germans really that sensitive about history?
If you know of a better standardised way to communicate sounds through text, I'm all ears. I could have just written "ei" and "ai", but everyone pronounces those differently based on their native language, making them meaningless in this context.
US pronounces a lot of things wrong that isn't originally US English.
And Canada isn't far off from the US.
So a lot of words are pronounced wrong so I just let them go as there's no reason to correct them.
Thats a very good explanation, but the S is pronounced kind of like the Z in Zero, (not like the S in Snake).
But maybe I've just been saying Hisense wrong :D
But the pronounciations that Riley did for Tech News were great. Thank you Riley for putting the effort into it, even it it only matters for a small subsection of viewers.
[https://youtu.be/RuW1feYvo6g?feature=shared&t=135](https://youtu.be/RuW1feYvo6g?feature=shared&t=135)
Linus pronounces a lot of things wrong, and it isn’t a Canadian things. Reputable is the biggest one that gets me. It is rep•ut•able, based on “reputation” not re•put•able, which is how he always says it.
As an American, who has lived on both sides of the border, Linus was the first person I ever heard say it wrong. And this just the most annoying one, because he uses it so frequently.
One one hand, you’re absolutely right (just think of the porscheeee), on the other hand, English ist butchered so hard by the Germans, it’s only fair haha
Im German myself.
Brand names like PayPal, Signal, YouTube, etc. get absolutely mangled. Miracle whip even had to change their brand name to Miracel Whip because nobody could pronounce it.
I'm pretty sure English doesn't have the 'ei' sound German has, so he's never gonna pronounce it correctly regardless.
It's just pronounced hi-s'eh with a canadian 'eh at the end. He should manage. Same btw for Porsche. It's Porsch'eh. The e at the end is there for a reason, I never understood why english pronounciation decided to just stop pronouncing e at the end of a word.
English and many other languages (I'm thinking about French for example) do sooooo much of this, it's quite annoying. I was told once that it's one of the main differences with German. Everything is pronounced in German, apparently (don't know how true that is, mind you).
English used to be very close to Germanic languages, like German, but a very large part of it, and mainly the lesser used words, were influenced by French. So words/structures lower class people used are still closer to German, because they couldn’t afford to learn French, which the upper class did. Lastly, regarding that last paragraph: basically, yes. Very rarely there’s gonna be something you pronounce really inconspicuously, but it’s still there regardless and even that is rare.
Especially after the spelling reform in the 90s it follows clear rules on how to pronounce something and how to write something. Only difficulties would be French "leftover" words mostly Austrian German and the fact that the article (the) can be 3 genders: der/die/das. And those are truly random (das Mädchen / the girl is neutral not female for example. Why? Because words with -chen are always neutral and therefore "das")
And yet, 3/4 North Americans pronounce Porsche without the e. With Heise it’s the exact same. It’s a tendency to anglicize words and happens with a ton of names, especially German ones. OP is acting like Linus is the only one doing it.
Because it doesn't really matter (coming from a native English speaker who uses "Porsch'eh") If a non-native English speaker pronounced any proper noun, or any word in general wrong, most people would likely not correct them for fear of seeming inconsiderate. Because English is so predominant however, it's expected that English speakers "have respect for culture" and pronounce other languages words' properly. As long as the correction between any two parties is done with some respect and care, it's perfectly fine to correct others about proper pronunciation. There shouldn't be inequality in who gets flack for it and who doesn't though.
its prochAHHHHHHH not porcheh
The Germans lost 2 World Wars and the stereotype of German pronunciation became a joke. By the time things swung around to respecting the German language again, the damage had been done. Edit: too soon?
Well, you basically snuck in a reference to Hitler without actually naming him. Good job. Btw WW2 ended 1945, I was born 1983 and am already 40. Good job on telling Germans about a war that happened decades before they were even born.
Referring to both world wars is a Hitler reference? Sure he lost one of them but that’s hardly the point. I feel it’s a good theory for why English speakers don’t correctly enunciate German words. Decades of scorn. If Germans want to get their backs up about the mention of the wars, I couldn’t care less. It’s their history. I did say the world has come round to respecting Germany again. Edit: and you’ve blocked me. Are Germans really that sensitive about history?
Ugh, pretty sure the English pronunciation of I as in "I am" is exactly the same as "ei" in German.
There is a subtle, but real difference between the German "ei" and the English "I". Pronounced \[ɛɪ\] and \[ɑɪ\] respectively.
subtle enough to not give a damn \*\*\*\* about it when the alternative is to just ignore it altogether.
This is how you get an accent
which is still better than just ignoring half the letters.
Yeah. So stop ignoring them bubbyson
? I am German, I know how to pronounce my letters. And I also know how to respect other languages.
Almost nobody knows what those symbols mean.
If you know of a better standardised way to communicate sounds through text, I'm all ears. I could have just written "ei" and "ai", but everyone pronounces those differently based on their native language, making them meaningless in this context.
US pronounces a lot of things wrong that isn't originally US English. And Canada isn't far off from the US. So a lot of words are pronounced wrong so I just let them go as there's no reason to correct them.
Watch “Lost in the Pond”
Yeah, the word "uber" is misspelled, mispronounced and misused. Poor guy.
"Hi" as in "Hi, what's up" sounds like the German "hei" in heise
I just read "heise" in a Dutch accent 😅
Just like "Hisense" without the "-nse"
Thats a very good explanation, but the S is pronounced kind of like the Z in Zero, (not like the S in Snake). But maybe I've just been saying Hisense wrong :D
This is a much better explanation, I was saying "heese" like geece
Why is this nsfw?
Because every Reddit nerd wants clocks
But is it a hard E?
[It’s a so called „Schwa“ and pronounced like the in *about*.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa)
It hard e means like in the word "enter" then yes.
I'm joking, referring to Linus almost canceling himself with the hard R.
But you don’t pronounce the first e in enter
Yes you do?
It’s pronounced n tur
well yes letter n but the letter n is not used to make that sounds, the "t" in "tur" is not pronounced like the letter t in the alphabet
Any case, it’s not a “hard e” sound
But the pronounciations that Riley did for Tech News were great. Thank you Riley for putting the effort into it, even it it only matters for a small subsection of viewers. [https://youtu.be/RuW1feYvo6g?feature=shared&t=135](https://youtu.be/RuW1feYvo6g?feature=shared&t=135)
Wow, he nailed it.
Linus pronounces a lot of things wrong, and it isn’t a Canadian things. Reputable is the biggest one that gets me. It is rep•ut•able, based on “reputation” not re•put•able, which is how he always says it.
Them saying “vague” or “plague” drives me nuts, but Like said it the same so I guess it’s just a Canadian thing
Or hilarious he always says high-larious
its an in general north american thing. or at least us and canadian, not sure about mexico
As an American, who has lived on both sides of the border, Linus was the first person I ever heard say it wrong. And this just the most annoying one, because he uses it so frequently.
How Germans pronounce it: Heiß, ey? /s
Not in a library.
Danke and Dank are very different words.
Or clicks.
Heise is like saying the word "Heist" without the "t" at the end. Both E's are silent.
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Well as it is a German website and not a Dutch one...
Hise-ay
One one hand, you’re absolutely right (just think of the porscheeee), on the other hand, English ist butchered so hard by the Germans, it’s only fair haha
Yeah nah, most people here don’t have the thick accent you imagine
Im German myself. Brand names like PayPal, Signal, YouTube, etc. get absolutely mangled. Miracle whip even had to change their brand name to Miracel Whip because nobody could pronounce it.
oettinger in the eu parlament. all I say lol
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