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How do you pronouce Loewe?

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Old 04-03-2002, 4:00 PM   #1
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How do you pronouce Loewe?
loove?
Low-ee?
Loover?

I think i might help considering I'm exchanging my FQ75 for one.
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Old 04-03-2002, 4:33 PM   #2
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A hifi installer friend of mine always pronounces it Ler-ver

Not sure if it is right, but would like to know too for when my Aconda arrives.
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Old 04-03-2002, 4:48 PM   #3
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I pronounce it Lo?? Dunno if thats right though.

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Old 04-03-2002, 4:53 PM   #4
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Frederick Loewe the lyricist for My Fair Lady's name is pronounced "Lo" so I'm presuming thats right!!

edit..Found that on Google by the way
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Old 04-03-2002, 4:59 PM   #5
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I used to say Lo, but apparently the Germans pronounce Love...
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Old 04-03-2002, 5:30 PM   #6
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These guys say (loo-va). I give up!

http://www.goodwinshighend.com/productpages/loewe.htm
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Old 04-03-2002, 6:24 PM   #7
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It is LER_VER
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Old 04-03-2002, 6:42 PM   #8
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I always thought it was pronounced Loo-Vay. Its easier just to say lowey though, I'm sure everyone will know what your talking about.
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Old 04-03-2002, 8:21 PM   #9
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It's pronounced "Lurr-vuh"
Apparently it's German for "Light".
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Old 04-03-2002, 9:02 PM   #10
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Originally posted by Tim Ashdown
I always thought it was pronounced Loo-Vay. Its easier just to say lowey though, I'm sure everyone will know what your talking about.
Thats the way I was told when I rang Linn.
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Old 04-03-2002, 9:34 PM   #11
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German words with a Scottish accent often sound different to German words with an English one!!
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Old 05-03-2002, 12:47 PM   #12
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I say "LÖÖVE"........With "Ö", because swedish people do !
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Old 05-03-2002, 1:07 PM   #13
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Ive always pronounced it as Leu-ver!
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Old 05-03-2002, 3:17 PM   #14
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Loewe is german for lion, and is pronounced loo-va, but a bit on the leu-va side. It is the same as Löwe.
... just testing my registration
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Old 05-03-2002, 3:47 PM   #15
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Welcome Polaco. Increasing the Portuguese hordes...
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Old 05-03-2002, 4:03 PM   #16
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"Loewe is german for lion"

"Apparently it's German for "Light"

i guess in germany Lions and light are the same...
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Originally posted by mjn
"Loewe is german for lion"

"Apparently it's German for "Light"

i guess in germany Lions and light are the same...
Can you imagine the horror on the faces throughout German Cinemas when poltergeist was realesed.

"Walk into the light child".
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Old 05-03-2002, 5:02 PM   #18
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Originally posted by mjn
"Loewe is german for lion"

"Apparently it's German for "Light"

i guess in germany Lions and light are the same...
Well, licht is german for light

That pretty much sums up all the german words I know

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Welcome Polaco. Increasing the Portuguese hordes...
It's nice to see you're here also. It's the 15th century all over again
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Old 05-03-2002, 6:48 PM   #19
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Hi Portugas!! :-)

Abracos
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