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senseandsensibility

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1. I'm sure you're right about the correct Germanic pronunciation

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:13 PM

14 hrs ago

but names can be a little different. For instance, I have an unusual last name that others with the same name (not relatives) pronounce differently than my family does. They are spelled the same but it's another case of vowels being said differently.

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Am I the only person who says EP-STINE not EP-STEEN? [View all] FakeNoose 14 hrs ago OP

I'm sure you're right about the correct Germanic pronunciation senseandsensibility 14 hrs ago #1

I would go by what people with the name say karynnj 14 hrs ago #2

OK I'm not arguing with that, but I never knew the man Jeffrey Epstein FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #4

You are not the only one. DavidDvorkin 14 hrs ago #3

I pronounce it -STINE as well Gruenemann 13 hrs ago #5

Good point - Yiddish is a German dialect, not a separate language FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #6

The sculptor Jacob Epstein (born in the USA, spent most of his adult life in the UK) was Ep-stine muriel_volestrangler 5 hrs ago #7

When names are Americanized, the pronounciation sometimes changes. meadowlander 4 hrs ago #8

Australians pronounce it 'EHPST-eyen' Violet_Crumble 3 hrs ago #9

Most Jewish people with Stein in there name edhopper 2 hrs ago #10

They must be American, yes? FakeNoose 2 hrs ago #12

Gertrude Stein. Ben Stein. Sergei Eisenstein. Are you sure? (nt) muriel_volestrangler 48 min ago #13

I pronounce it Ep-steen. Either way, Emile 2 hrs ago #11

If the guy called himself steen.... usedtobedemgurl 45 min ago #14

My point is that I don't know him personally, I just read the name FakeNoose 41 min ago #15

Sure, and your point is valid. usedtobedemgurl 37 min ago #16

Well, my name is Elena LtTx 22 min ago #17