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edhopper

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23. AFAIK

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #22)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 12:55 PM

11 hrs ago

as far as I know, Stein solo is always STINE. At the end of the name, is usually STEEN. at least in post war America.
Sergei Eisenstein was Russian, not American.
As for Leonard, the Bernstein's in my neighborhood where all STEENS.

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

I'm sure you're right about the correct Germanic pronunciation senseandsensibility Friday #1

It took me a long time to get used to the pronunciation PatSeg 14 hrs ago #18

I would go by what people with the name say karynnj Friday #2

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

You are not the only one. DavidDvorkin Friday #3

I pronounce it -STINE as well Gruenemann Friday #5

Good point - Yiddish is a German dialect, not a separate language FakeNoose Friday #6

The sculptor Jacob Epstein (born in the USA, spent most of his adult life in the UK) was Ep-stine muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #7

When names are Americanized, the pronounciation sometimes changes. meadowlander 19 hrs ago #8

Australians pronounce it 'EHPST-eyen' Violet_Crumble 18 hrs ago #9

Most Jewish people with Stein in there name edhopper 17 hrs ago #10

They must be American, yes? FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #12

Yes edhopper 11 hrs ago #24

Gertrude Stein. Ben Stein. Sergei Eisenstein. Are you sure? (nt) muriel_volestrangler 15 hrs ago #13

Most in the Jewish community edhopper 13 hrs ago #21

Of famous "Steins" I found the pronunciation for so far, we have: muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #22

AFAIK edhopper 11 hrs ago #23

It could be a post-war America thing muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #25

Yeah edhopper 8 hrs ago #33

I pronounce it Ep-steen. Either way, Emile 17 hrs ago #11

If the guy called himself steen.... usedtobedemgurl 15 hrs ago #14

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

Sure, and your point is valid. usedtobedemgurl 15 hrs ago #16

No, no...it's not pronounced "Franken - Stein" haele 10 hrs ago #29

. Rstrstx 8 hrs ago #31

This message was self-deleted by its author LtTx 15 hrs ago #17

Evidently that's what the child sex trafficker told his students. Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #19

You'd be surprised at how many people pronounce it "steen." ananda 13 hrs ago #20

;-{) THIS Goonch 10 hrs ago #26

Awesome! I want one! FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #27

Ep - stein. One does not call the Iconic Austrian-German Tankard haele 10 hrs ago #28

Yes Bayard 10 hrs ago #30

I was a little surprised to hear it pronounced with the "ee" sound fujiyamasan 8 hrs ago #32

The correct pronunciation of a name, is how the person says it themself. RandomNumbers 7 hrs ago #34