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Help[Opinions] Re: Kirsten pronunciation?
in reply to a message by Shadowfax
I think I like KEER-stin better. I know a few Kirstens, and they always use that pronunciation. I think KUR-stin sounds too much like Thurston and therefore more masculine.
This message was edited 9/8/2012, 2:12 PM
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In German it is pronounced KIHR-sten. Not KURR-sten, it's kind of like KEER-sten but shorter. Hard to explain. Anyway, my favorite is KEER-sten followed by KIHR-sten, then KUR-sten. I don't like KUR-sten much at all. I do however think that most people in the US would say KUR-sten because I know a Kirsten (KEER-sten) who says she always has to correct people.
In German it is pronounced KIHR-sten. Not KURR-sten, it's kind of like KEER-sten but shorter. Hard to explain. Anyway, my favorite is KEER-sten followed by KIHR-sten, then KUR-sten. I don't like KUR-sten much at all. I do however think that most people in the US would say KUR-sten because I know a Kirsten (KEER-sten) who says she always has to correct people.
This message was edited 9/8/2012, 2:19 PM
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