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how do you pronounce Oettinger?

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Old 01-10-2004, 07:02 AM
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Default how do you pronounce Oettinger?

I always say 'o-wet-inger'. But 2 people now around me have said it 'o-tay-ger"
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Default "Et-in-jer" is how I say it

Accent on the first syllable.
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Everything turn out OK?
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Yeah... same question
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Default I've never heard a german say it but..

based on the 7 years I lived over there, I'd say Oat-ing- er. Probably wrong though.
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as if you were saying otter but OTTenger..like that (I was told)
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Default After further review...

just got of the phone with a german friend, she says its a sound we don't have, but its closest to. oo (like moose) ting-er. Thats the closest we have but its not exact.

She has a tuned A3 and knows this company very well.
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ta DAH!!!! Tony's the WINNER!!!
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Default My dad knew someone who's last name was Oettinger...

it was pronounced "Oh-tin-jer"
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Sweet. What do I get?


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