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usedtobedemgurl

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16. Sure, and your point is valid.

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #15)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:53 AM

21 hrs ago

That is how it should be. Things change. People move. Pronunciations and even spellings change. I would take offence if I told someone my name was Smith and they called my Smyf. You say it in your head because of your history. I just follow along with how the person wanted it.

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

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

It took me a long time to get used to the pronunciation PatSeg 20 hrs ago #18

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

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

You are not the only one. DavidDvorkin Friday #3

I pronounce it -STINE as well Gruenemann Friday #5

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

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

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

Australians pronounce it 'EHPST-eyen' Violet_Crumble Yesterday #9

Most Jewish people with Stein in there name edhopper 23 hrs ago #10

They must be American, yes? FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #12

Yes edhopper 17 hrs ago #24

Gertrude Stein. Ben Stein. Sergei Eisenstein. Are you sure? (nt) muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #13

Most in the Jewish community edhopper 19 hrs ago #21

Of famous "Steins" I found the pronunciation for so far, we have: muriel_volestrangler 18 hrs ago #22

AFAIK edhopper 17 hrs ago #23

It could be a post-war America thing muriel_volestrangler 17 hrs ago #25

Yeah edhopper 13 hrs ago #33

I pronounce it Ep-steen. Either way, Emile 23 hrs ago #11

If the guy called himself steen.... usedtobedemgurl 21 hrs ago #14

My point is that I don't know him personally, I just read the name FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #15

Sure, and your point is valid. usedtobedemgurl 21 hrs ago #16

No, no...it's not pronounced "Franken - Stein" haele 16 hrs ago #29

. Rstrstx 14 hrs ago #31

This message was self-deleted by its author LtTx 21 hrs ago #17

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

You'd be surprised at how many people pronounce it "steen." ananda 19 hrs ago #20

;-{) THIS Goonch 16 hrs ago #26

Awesome! I want one! FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #27

Ep - stein. One does not call the Iconic Austrian-German Tankard haele 16 hrs ago #28

Yes Bayard 16 hrs ago #30

I was a little surprised to hear it pronounced with the "ee" sound fujiyamasan 14 hrs ago #32

The correct pronunciation of a name, is how the person says it themself. RandomNumbers 13 hrs ago #34