"Schon" pronunciation

Shoon. In German.

Since this is an American company then I expect it to be called Shawn. Lol

It is even spelled with the umlaut above the ‘o’ too. Lol

You guys waited 16 years for a guy like me to join this place and tell you?
 
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I’ve probably answered this a dozen times to deaf ears, but here it goes. If I wrote down how Evan Clarke said it, it still wouldn’t make sense. If said it’s pronounced like “Shawn,” there are at least four distinct and vastly different pronunciations of the name Shawn between Chicago ( a very nasally Shahn) to Boston (something like Shoow on but only one syllable ) to some Deep South states (Shone). Even the Irish Sean … it is more similar to the Chicago Shawn but not nearly as nasally.

None of these are the German way, which despite what my German friends say, has at least three different ways varying mostly between shern and shoo en. None of these is how Evan said it.

The other challenges are that people who have never studied linguistics but are internet experts will disagree with me. Like anything. Additionally pre-biasing will make people hear whatever they want to hear.

How did Evan pronounce it? I've added a link. It's like the broadcast English pronunciation of the name Shawn, which can be heard in parts of Western Massachusetts, Toronto, and most of California. I’m assuming Oregon and Washington State as well, but I haven’t spent enough time in the Pacific Northwest to discern the accent. In other words, it’s not like the Chicago or Midwest Shawn, despite being in the Midwest. Even this paragraph won’t make any sense to anyone on these pages.

How Evan Clarke Pronounced Schon

Just listen to the different ways these two experts say the name Shawn:

Much closer to American Broadcast English

Much closer to the British way, which the Bostonians leverage, but not quite.
 
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Spelling has an umlaut ö so it can never be Shawn.

Drop the umlaut and there is a debate but that is even their trademark. That script logo.
 
shooter_Hans said:
Spelling has an umlaut ö so it can never be Shawn.

Drop the umlaut and there is a debate but that is even their trademark. That script logo.
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Regardless of how it’s pronounced in German, the company leads never pronounced it the German way. See my post #44.
 
I thought it was pronounced Fine.
In 1969 high school, I was taking German with Mr Ehlerding teaching and a German foreign exchange student in the class. She said "he teaches a Berlin accent."🤷‍♂️ That tall slender girl was always the last one standing at the beer parties.
 
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gregcantrall said:
I thought it was pronounced Fine.
In 1969 high school, I was taking German with Mr Ehlerding teaching and a German foreign exchange student from Germany in the class. She said "he teaches a Berlin accent."🤷‍♂️ That tall slender girl was always the last one standing at the beer parties.
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I’ve been in places in the Black Forest (Schwarzwalder) where they would drag out the vowel such that people would swear they were saying, “Shane.” Lends some credence to Wayne Newton’s notorious mispronunciation. It’s an accent and hearing thing, which is how language evolves. I find it funny when people try to say that there is only one pronunciation.
 
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I met Bob Runde at the 1st BCA Trade Show held in 1984 which is when we designed the cue that he made.
The exhibitor list was huge and there were all the top names in cue making but Bob wasn’t yet one of them.

However, his detailed approach to cue making commanded one’s attention and the Schon cues on display
we’re absolutely stunning. The veneers had syringe points so precisely cut it seemed impossible to imagine.
Anyway, Bob was definitely very popular with attendees and garnished the attention of his cue making peers.

During our various conversations over the span of the show, I asked about the name. He pronounced it with
more emphasis on the “on” but it was more akin to “un” rather “awn”. And it was said quickly as I best recall.
 
However it is spelled and written is what you go by.


If the higher ups of the company call it something else than go with that.

Maybe one day they drop the umlaut.
 
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