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edhopper

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33. Yeah

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #25)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 04:11 PM

Jun 27

Einstein is STINE.

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Am I the only person who says EP-STINE not EP-STEEN? [View all] FakeNoose Jun 26 OP

I'm sure you're right about the correct Germanic pronunciation senseandsensibility Jun 26 #1

It took me a long time to get used to the pronunciation PatSeg Jun 27 #18

I would go by what people with the name say karynnj Jun 26 #2

OK I'm not arguing with that, but I never knew the man Jeffrey Epstein FakeNoose Jun 26 #4

You are not the only one. DavidDvorkin Jun 26 #3

I pronounce it -STINE as well Gruenemann Jun 26 #5

Good point - Yiddish is a German dialect, not a separate language FakeNoose Jun 26 #6

The sculptor Jacob Epstein (born in the USA, spent most of his adult life in the UK) was Ep-stine muriel_volestrangler Jun 27 #7

Fronkensteen r�is�n_dubh Monday #37

When names are Americanized, the pronounciation sometimes changes. meadowlander Jun 27 #8

Australians pronounce it 'EHPST-eyen' Violet_Crumble Jun 27 #9

Most Jewish people with Stein in there name edhopper Jun 27 #10

They must be American, yes? FakeNoose Jun 27 #12

Yes edhopper Jun 27 #24

Gertrude Stein. Ben Stein. Sergei Eisenstein. Are you sure? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 27 #13

Most in the Jewish community edhopper Jun 27 #21

Of famous "Steins" I found the pronunciation for so far, we have: muriel_volestrangler Jun 27 #22

AFAIK edhopper Jun 27 #23

It could be a post-war America thing muriel_volestrangler Jun 27 #25

Yeah edhopper Jun 27 #33

I pronounce it Ep-steen. Either way, Emile Jun 27 #11

If the guy called himself steen.... usedtobedemgurl Jun 27 #14

My point is that I don't know him personally, I just read the name FakeNoose Jun 27 #15

Sure, and your point is valid. usedtobedemgurl Jun 27 #16

No, no...it's not pronounced "Franken - Stein" haele Jun 27 #29

. Rstrstx Jun 27 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author LtTx Jun 27 #17

Evidently that's what the child sex trafficker told his students. Kid Berwyn Jun 27 #19

You'd be surprised at how many people pronounce it "steen." ananda Jun 27 #20

;-{) THIS Goonch Jun 27 #26

Awesome! I want one! FakeNoose Jun 27 #27

Ep - stein. One does not call the Iconic Austrian-German Tankard haele Jun 27 #28

Yes Bayard Jun 27 #30

I was a little surprised to hear it pronounced with the "ee" sound fujiyamasan Jun 27 #32

The correct pronunciation of a name, is how the person says it themself. RandomNumbers Jun 27 #34

Maybe the news announcers are all saying it wrong? FakeNoose Sunday #35

Happens a lot to names DenaliDemocrat Monday #36