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Why do English speakers pronounce Beethoven as Bate-hoven whilst Germans pronounce it as Beet-hoven?
Oh dear - there are some ignorant people here! I'm guessing the person who gave the above answer doesn't actually speak English as a first language, or else he would know how ridiculous his answer was. Probably doesn't know Beethoven is a German name either.
So, to simplify for the simpletons: How come Germans pronounce Beethoven the same as it is spelt, with a *bee* sound (AS ONE WOULD EXPECT), but the English change the pronunciation?
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