[78-L] Bix who?

[Kristjan Saag]

I always thought it was pronounced Leon Bismarck.
Kristjan
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On 2013-02-27 03:53, Mike Harkin wrote:
> Actually "Bix" is pronounced "Cholmondeley."  VERY few people know that .
>
> Mike in Plovdiv
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> --- On Wed, 2/27/13, marimbamoods at comcast.net <marimbamoods at comcast.net> wrote:
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> From: marimbamoods at comcast.net <marimbamoods at comcast.net>
> Subject: [78-L] Bix who?
> To: "List Mail 78-L" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 12:14 AM
>
> what is the correct pronunciation of "Beiderbecke" ? one biography suggested it is like "wider cheek," but that seems odd.
>
>
> is that name German? don't the Germans pronounce the "e" on the end like "eh" ?
>
>
> "Bix" i can pronounce.
>
>
> best, david harvey
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