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From: Rockne Johnson <>
Subject: Re: [DK] Meaning of "viet til"?
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 14:29:27 -0700
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I think that the vowels would have the same sounds in both Peder and Peter
as spoken in Scandinavia (Nordia?). That is, Peter would not sound like
Peter in English.

Rock

At 08:51 AM 4/9/02 +1200, Pam Ogier wrote:
>
>. < So some will say 'Peder' and others 'Peter'.>
>
>Am I to take from this that Pedersen is pronounced with a long first "e" as
>in Petersen and not the short "e" that I always imagined. No wonder there
>was a lot of interchanging between Pedersen and Petersen on arrival in New
>Zealand!!
>
>Pam
>In Auckland where it is sunny
>but a little cool this morning.
>
>
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