Ep-Steen Or Ep-Stine?

[mushroom25]

Jeremy Corbyn under fire for mispronouncing Jeffrey Epstein's name
https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/20/jeremy-corbyn-accused-anti-semitism-pronunciation-epsteins-name-11186885/

deliberate slur, or honest mistake? at school I learned that in German, E before I is pronounced "aye" - or is it the case jewish names do not adhere to that rule?

[emmie]

Epsteen i would have thought.

[youngmafbog]

Much as I dislike the man I really cant see what the problem is here. People pronounce things differently, some people need to get a life.

[dannyk13]

I have seen Jewish names pronounced both ways, especially Americans e.g Harvey Weinstien pronounced as ee.

[brainiac]

It should be pronounced Ep shtine, but nobody does.

'Steen' is an American pronunciation; sometimes even the spelling is changed, as in Springsteen.

The name of the Beatles' manager has always been pronounced 'stine' in this country, though.

[dannyk13]

^ Weinstein^

[Ken4155]

Well! That proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt. The man's a raving anti-semite:-///

[ummmm]

Minor issue. My name is always pronounced wrong. I'm not offended by it.

[dannyk13]

Storm in a teacup.

[gingejbee]

^^^people actually pronounce "ummmm" wrongly...well, really!

[ladybirder]

Mushroom I was told by my German friends that it is the second vowel that is pronounced.

[emmie]

my first name is always pronounced incorrectly, it does get on my wick, but have to learn to live with it.

[4candles]

Tomayto, tomahto, let's call the whole thing off.
@brainiac - //The name of the Beatles' manager has always been pronounced 'stine' in this country, though.//
And when was Albert ever called Einsteen?

[brainiac]

Exactly my point!

[Gromit]

What a load of shtus.

Hearing the word Epstein (however it is pronounced) does not emphasise jewishness. If anything it sounds Germanic. The surname derives from a German town.

http://www.selectsurnames2.com/stein.html

[retrocop]

'The Curse of Frankensteen'. Nope. That doesn't appear correct.

[brainiac]

....nor does Albert Eensteen

[Zacs-Master]

Whatever his name is, it's not really 'news', is it.

[dannyk13]

Gromit //Hearing the word Epstein (however it is pronounced) does not emphasise jewishness//
But many of the people with names ending in-stein are either Jewish or of Jewish descent so in a way it does suggest Jewish.

[Prudie]

I have no idea of the significance or hidden meaning (I doubt there is one) but that word if pronounced by a German would be Ep shtine. I though it was the sh sound people were getting uptight about not the tine or teen.
I couldn't care less, he's odious enough as it is without trying to find things wrong with him that probably aren't there.

[andres]

According to Wiki Epstein was Jewish and his name should be pronounced' Epsteen'.