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How Do You Pronounce Nietzsche: Of Nietzsche and Lingerie

How Do You Pronounce Nietzsche: Of Nietzsche and Lingerie

Everyone’s met the haughty pronunciation Nazi who insists on correcting our pronunciation of foreign words.  In academic circles, you’ll often hear, “It’s ‘neechay’, not ‘neechee’ or ‘neeshee’.”  I don’t speak German, but I’m pretty sure any native German speaker would laugh at their “proper pronunciation”.  So really, who the fuck cares? Have you ever stabbed a pronunciation Nazi in the ear?  I like to mispronounce words on purpose, just to lure them in. … Read entire article »

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