No, Thomas, it's Sin
I was sure its Zinn as it would be right for German. I gave this question to Sinn manufacture during the show. It is NOT Zinn, its Sin!
As so often the truth is in between.
What comes closest to the pronunciation of the German word „Sinn“ is a mix of the English words Zen (or zoo) and „sin“. You take the soft „s“ as in „zoo“ followed by „in“ as in „sin“ (short „n“) So John and Markus (native German speaker) were right when t...
I am sure they know better than a Sinn brand itself
German speaking collective of Sinn manufacture says it is NOT Zinn, its Sinn.
I've always thought when pronounced correctly it's hard to tell whether you're saying it with an 's' or a 'z'.
Comparable to the correct why to pronounce Porsche. The uninformed say 'Porsh' and those who think they're saying it correctly say 'Por-sha', but if actually pronounced correctly you almost don't hear the 'a' at the end unless you're really listening for ...
This thread nicely highlights the difficulties of writing about pronounciation.
At least as long as phonetic script is not involved, that is. So let's not argue how one language or the other would try to capture the sound in written Latin letters. Each of them does it in a different way. Let's better listen to what it sounds like acc...
Once we solve this one syllable name, let’s do JLC
I’ve heard every conceivable pronunciation! Cazalea
I keep on hearing a "z".
And when I was in Dresden a few years ago a dealer trying to sell me a Sinn used a "z' sound. So I'm with Martin.
