tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953231772845306556.post3087188386239645536..comments2023-08-01T07:11:29.491-04:00Comments on We're Not in Kansas Anymore: May 8, 1939: Charlotte's Making Me NervousSarah Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680153203009020803noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953231772845306556.post-55649015993560784522014-03-24T09:00:51.172-04:002014-03-24T09:00:51.172-04:00Jasmin- thank you! I woke up this morning to your ...Jasmin- thank you! I woke up this morning to your comment and an almost word-for-word replica from my Dad's cousin, who also knows the German language. Ha- so I suppose we were doomed, in fact- I think I may have been mispronouncing my name my whole life! Thanks to you and Helene, I will write a little addendum correction. I appreciate your thoughts and insight- especially when it comes to educating me on the things I know very little about! I've got to learn German!!Sarah Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680153203009020803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953231772845306556.post-51393144944413566782014-03-24T00:48:01.136-04:002014-03-24T00:48:01.136-04:00In the German language all umlaute" (ä,ö,ü) c...In the German language all umlaute" (ä,ö,ü) can also be written as ae (ä), oe (ö) and ue (ü). The pronunciation of the word stays the same! The changing of the umlaute is mostly used in an international context since they are missing in most other languages. So, your grandpa did not "invent" the spelling of his name as Doeppner, he just used it because he was talking/ writing to people outside of Germany.<br />Further, in the German language, the pronounciation of the name "Depner" differs from "Doepner" / "Döpner" (this two are pronounced the same)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com