Pronounciation of Boker

[Docwaters]

I was chatting with a friend who was given an older Boker folder, made in USA. He pronounces Boker like "Buker" and I say it rhymes with "joker." Who is correct?

 

[winz]

Well Böker is a German brand...and hence also has the umlaut.

In lieu of an umlaut, one could write 'Boeker' by adding an 'e' after the given vowel

Pronounciation in the German way would be 'Bur-ker'

 

[Docwaters]

We didn't have a bet on the answer. The main thing is, that I now know how to pronounce Boker. Thanks very much.

 

[2brothers]

There has been quite a discussion on this subject
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=523713
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=496432



mike

 

[Karda]

Interesting and it shows you exactly how to say it.

Go there:
http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html

type: Böker or Boeker
select german voice ("Klaus")
click "Say it"

it is how I would pronounce it and as far as I know it is the right pronounciation.

 

[gustophersmob]

Well Böker is a German brand...and hence also has the umlaut.

In lieu of an umlaut, one could write 'Boeker' by adding an 'e' after the given vowel

Pronounciation in the German way would be 'Bur-ker'

According to my German friend, this is the correct way to pronounce it

 

[winz]

That's a good thing for my sake.....since I'm a native German speaker.

 

[Masteroffajitas]

I was chatting with a friend who was given an older Boker folder, made in USA. He pronounces Boker like "Buker" and I say it rhymes with "joker." Who is correct?

If you were speaking German, it'd be pronounced it like booker.

 

[A. G. Russell]

Well Böker is a German brand...and hence also has the umlaut.

In lieu of an umlaut, one could write 'Boeker' by adding an 'e' after the given vowel

Pronounciation in the German way would be 'Bur-ker'

Odd that the owner, a German, pronounces it to ryme with joker, funny, that!

 

[winz]

Odd that the owner, a German, pronounces it to ryme with joker, funny, that!

The rhyme with 'joker' pronounciation is probably just for the purpose of 'Americanizing' a name.

Same like people saying Heckler und Koch as 'Heck-ler and Coke' in America.