History of Schon
- By axejunkie
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- 22 Replies
Yep...the German is too hard to pronounce for us Americans and the umlaut is not used in English, so "SHAWN' is what sticks.https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&hs=SEGp&sca_esv=75292d05ed8192ec&sxsrf=ANbL-n50fih27QpRy3vxYQ_osueHgeru6w:1769792910553&udm=39&fbs=ADc_l-aN0CWEZBOHjofHoaMMDiKpmAsnXCN5UBx17opt8eaTXz9awvmwbLijfri5gfg3jJCJPQ0h4oA7srHripsC9qMh9qzWtw9p0ZwqdwNk69QSZwx3vOlh8nQdG5IjrqFiIN667RLx-rSx9tqNSlxc9SI_4QmBp9vqy-lVToQS84kVVLl_ij8KExGaMDO_7c5rvsF7r5AEu5YFOmEH3M3eeQLyu-uqiQ&q=how+is+Schon+with+a+umlaut+pronounced?&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4iImu4LOSAxVNxskDHcxxIqsQs6gLegQIFhAB&biw=1408&bih=653&dpr=1.36&aic=0#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5808e2b4,vid:YWZ4-YaqpoY,st:0 its close to 'schurn' if trying to say it correctly. not 'shawn' or 'shone'. after 40+yrs 'SHAWN' is the standard use, right or wrong. BTW, i've called the shop before and they answered 'SHAWN'.