Mozart

[Alpo]

As in Wolfgang.

 

How is it pronounced?

 

Book I'm reading, it says, 'the girl says, "Mozart?" (she pronounced it moat-sart).'

 

That little parenthetical phrase made it seem like she was saying it wrong. But that's the way I've always said it.

 

So, is it NOT moat-sart? And if it's not, how is it?

[Sedalia Dave]

[Sedalia Dave]

Mozart Pronunciation: MO-tsart

 

Beethoven Pronunciation: BAY-toe-vuhn

 

Bach Pronunciation: bahk

[Alpo]

So you're sayin' the (nonexistent) T is on the second syllable.

 

 

Anyone know what that's called?

 

KNIFE has a "silent K". There IS a K, you just don't pronounce it.

 

There ain't no T in Mozart, but you DO pronounce it. There has to be a grammatical term for that.

[Pat Riot]

Yes, it's called German. :-)

[Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663]

BURD'gunn

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

So you're sayin' the (nonexistent) T is on the second syllable.

 

 

Anyone know what that's called?

 

KNIFE has a "silent K". There IS a K, you just don't pronounce it.

 

There ain't no T in Mozart, but you DO pronounce it. There has to be a grammatical term for that.

 

 

It is because the "Z" is pronounced "TZ". One would never split the T from the Z and put them into different syllables.

 

You however are endeavoring to speak English and can say it and danged way that pleases you.

[J-BAR #18287]

The "ts" sound for "z" would probably be classified as a fricative Germanic phoneme. Be sure to use that three times in conversations today! 😉

Edited January 18, 2017 by J-BAR #18287

[Tom Bullweed]

Don't forget:

Joseph Haydn

Frederic Chopin

Giacomo Puccini

 

Many of those early rocker dudes have names that do not follow our current pronunciation rules.

[DocWard]

Yes, it's called German. :-)

 

Beat me to it.

[Alpo]

 

 

It is because the "Z" is pronounced "TZ". One would never split the T from the Z and put them into different syllables.

 

You however are endeavoring to speak English and can say it and danged way that pleases you.

Hey now. There ain't no reason to be castin' asparagus.

 

I don't not, and ain't never did, speak English,

 

I talk good ol' American. Southern dialect.

 

Nerve of some people's chilluns, sayin' I'm speaking English.

 

 

In the post with three links, that firstus link. Although they are showing it as pronounced Mo-tsart, when listening to that 2-second sound bite, it sure sounds like he's (she's?) putting the break between the T and the S.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Hey now. There ain't no reason to be castin' asparagus.

 

I don't not, and ain't never did, speak English,

 

I talk good ol' American. Southern dialect.

 

Nerve of some people's chilluns, sayin' I'm speaking English.

 

My apologies

[Alpo]

Accepted

[Utah Bob #35998]

So you're sayin' the (nonexistent) T is on the second syllable.

 

 

Anyone know what that's called?

 

KNIFE has a "silent K". There IS a K, you just don't pronounce it.

 

There ain't no T in Mozart, but you DO pronounce it. There has to be a grammatical term for that.

The Z in theGerman alphabet is pronounced TS

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

the Germans , do know how to make good BIER

 

[Alpo]

The Z in theGerman alphabet is pronounced TS

That makes WAAAAY too much sense.

[Utah Bob #35998]

That makes WAAAAY too much sense.

The Germans alvays make sense. Ja?

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

natürlich

[Alpo]

If they made sense, would they REALLY have an "Uncle Tom Street"?

 

I bet there ain't even a cabin there.

[Utah Bob #35998]

If they made sense, would they REALLY have an "Uncle Tom Street"?

I bet there ain't even a cabin there.

Uf course zere iss a difference betveen Our sense und German sense. Edited January 20, 2017 by Utah Bob #35998