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RandomNumbers

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34. The correct pronunciation of a name, is how the person says it themself.

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 04:20 PM

2 hrs ago

Of course Epstein isn't here to tell us, and normally I DGAF about an evil man's feelings. But it is the principle of the thing, and if he said it "steen" then that's correct no matter what we think. (more interesting, perhaps - I don't even KNOW how he said it. But I hope all the newscasters out there saying "steen" are saying that because it's correct.)

(speaking as someone who IRL has a name that is routinely mangled by other people)

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Am I the only person who says EP-STINE not EP-STEEN? [View all] FakeNoose 23 hrs ago OP

I'm sure you're right about the correct Germanic pronunciation senseandsensibility 23 hrs ago #1

It took me a long time to get used to the pronunciation PatSeg 9 hrs ago #18

I would go by what people with the name say karynnj 23 hrs ago #2

OK I'm not arguing with that, but I never knew the man Jeffrey Epstein FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #4

You are not the only one. DavidDvorkin 23 hrs ago #3

I pronounce it -STINE as well Gruenemann 23 hrs ago #5

Good point - Yiddish is a German dialect, not a separate language FakeNoose 22 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 14 hrs ago #7

When names are Americanized, the pronounciation sometimes changes. meadowlander 13 hrs ago #8

Australians pronounce it 'EHPST-eyen' Violet_Crumble 13 hrs ago #9

Most Jewish people with Stein in there name edhopper 12 hrs ago #10

They must be American, yes? FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #12

Yes edhopper 6 hrs ago #24

Gertrude Stein. Ben Stein. Sergei Eisenstein. Are you sure? (nt) muriel_volestrangler 10 hrs ago #13

Most in the Jewish community edhopper 7 hrs ago #21

Of famous "Steins" I found the pronunciation for so far, we have: muriel_volestrangler 7 hrs ago #22

AFAIK edhopper 6 hrs ago #23

It could be a post-war America thing muriel_volestrangler 5 hrs ago #25

Yeah edhopper 2 hrs ago #33

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

If the guy called himself steen.... usedtobedemgurl 10 hrs ago #14

My point is that I don't know him personally, I just read the name FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #15

Sure, and your point is valid. usedtobedemgurl 10 hrs ago #16

No, no...it's not pronounced "Franken - Stein" haele 5 hrs ago #29

. Rstrstx 3 hrs ago #31

This message was self-deleted by its author LtTx 9 hrs ago #17

Evidently that's what the child sex trafficker told his students. Kid Berwyn 8 hrs ago #19

You'd be surprised at how many people pronounce it "steen." ananda 8 hrs ago #20

;-{) THIS Goonch 5 hrs ago #26

Awesome! I want one! FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #27

Ep - stein. One does not call the Iconic Austrian-German Tankard haele 5 hrs ago #28

Yes Bayard 4 hrs ago #30

I was a little surprised to hear it pronounced with the "ee" sound fujiyamasan 3 hrs ago #32

The correct pronunciation of a name, is how the person says it themself. RandomNumbers 2 hrs ago #34