mann%Diablo@SU-Score@sri-unix (12/10/82)
From: Tim Mann <mann%Diablo at SU-Score> Another book about reality as the perception of the observer is "Wave Without a Shore," by C. J. Cherryh, which I believe was mentioned here some months ago. To retard some of the flamage on another subject. . . . In modern German, "ie" is pronounced like English "ee" (so-called "long E"), while "ei" is pronounced like English "eye" (so-called "long I"). That was the original source of confusion. The name "Leibowitz" is not necessarily German, of course -- it may be Yiddish, or perhaps even Slavic for all I know -- and even if it were, The Blessed Leibowitz and his monks are free to pronounce his name any way they please. My name is German and I very seldom pronouce the vowel sound correctly, since it is hopeless to try to persuade native English speakers to pronounce it right. (And it's not even an umlaut.) --Tim Mann