I had a German boyfriend whose sister used to pronounce "W" as "v" and "v" as "w". They lived in West Vancouver and she'd always say "Vest Wan". It surprised me that she didn't pronouce Volkswagen as "Wolksvagen".
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- When my sister was about 9 or 10 she used to pronounce "chaos" like "chows"Anon
- As a child, my twin sister and I used to pronounce `Spaghetti' as `Mastaghetti'. Sounds a bit rude, no? Anon
- When I first met my husband, he thought women didn't fart. He was really surprised after he met me!!!Anon
- I used to pronounce the word "Computer" as "Crocuta"
Anon - In old west lore, Billy the Kid was called 'buck toothed'. I thought this was because he sucked his thumb. — Monty
- When people would ask me what was my background, I would tell them 1/2 German and 1/2 Brooklyn!— Randy