Re: Pronunciation of "Welte"
By Gerhard Dangel
How do you pronounce "Welte"? Like most English speakers most probably Weltee (short i or ee?); in German it is pronounced with an e like in next, or the second e in remedy. But Welte & Sons Inc. was an American company too, so you could very well also pronounce it the usual American way.
What if you talk about "Welte & Soehne, Freiburg" and "Welte & Sons Inc." in one sentence? Would it be correct to use both pronunciations in one sentence to show which company you mean?
For Welte Licensee in my opinion you simply can use Weltee. It became an American company by the Alien Property Custodian Act; those Welte's still in America were American citizens since the 1880's.
I'm happy I can pronounce "Ampico" in German exactly as it is written, with a short i (or ee). Otherwise I would avoid this word, because I wouldn't know how to pronounce it correctly anymore. I still say "Levees" for "Levis" not "Leevais" as long as I talk German, so the TV-ads do the same.
Kind (and not so serious) regards from snowy Freiburg, the hometown of Welte/Welte(e)
Gerhard Dangel-Reese
[ I try to say "M. Welte und Soehne" with proper German pronunciation.
[ Sometimes I then get a perplexed look, if I had just said,
[ "Welte and Sons" with English pronunciation. Then I must explain
[ about the two different companies. -- Robbie
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