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Motley Crue
How is "Motley Crue" pronounced with the umlauts?
http://www.motley.com/
http://www.motley.com/
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[nq:1]How is "Motley Crue" pronounced with the umlauts? com /[/nq] Those are rock umlauts which don't change the sound of the letter they are used on, only making them much more cool. This is very similar to the disco dieresis, although that's more of a separate issue.
- [nq:1]How is "Motley Crue" pronounced with the umlauts?
- com /[/nq] Those are rock umlauts which don't change the sound of the letter they are used on, only making them much more cool.
- This is very similar to the disco dieresis, although that's more of a separate issue.
- Here's another way of looking at it.
- Every single vote that is cast that should not be allowed disenfranchises someone who legitimately could vote and disagreed with the illegal voter.
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[nq:1]How is "Motley Crue" pronounced with the umlauts? http://www.motley.com/[/nq]
Those are rock umlauts which don't change the sound of the letter they are used on, only making them much more cool. This is very similar to the disco dieresis, although that's more of a separate issue.
Here's another way of looking at
Those are rock umlauts which don't change the sound of the letter they are used on, only making them much more cool. This is very similar to the disco dieresis, although that's more of a separate issue.
Here's another way of looking at
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[nq:1]How is "Motley Crue" pronounced with the umlauts? http://www.motley.com/[/nq]
As if it were without
metal umlaut
As if it were without
metal umlaut
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[nq:2]How is "Motley Crue" pronounced with the umlauts? http://www.motley.com/[/nq]
[nq:1]As if it were without metal umlaut[/nq]
But note the passage:
"At one Mötley Crüe performance in Germany, the entire audience started chanting, 'Moertley Creuh!'"
[nq:1]As if it were without metal umlaut[/nq]
But note the passage:
"At one Mötley Crüe performance in Germany, the entire audience started chanting, 'Moertley Creuh!'"
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[nq:1]How is "Motley Crue" pronounced with the umlauts?[/nq]
Just the same as Häagen-Das
and for the same reason.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
Just the same as Häagen-Das
and for the same reason.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
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[nq:2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy metal umlaut[/nq]
Thanks. Since I didn't read Wikipedia in the 70s, I thought indeed that Blue Öyster Cult really /wanted/ to be pronounced the German way (the Ö like the u in "burst").
[nq:1]But note the passage: "At one Mötley Crüe performance in Germany, the entire a
Thanks. Since I didn't read Wikipedia in the 70s, I thought indeed that Blue Öyster Cult really /wanted/ to be pronounced the German way (the Ö like the u in "burst").
[nq:1]But note the passage: "At one Mötley Crüe performance in Germany, the entire a
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[nq:2]How is "Motley Crue" pronounced with the umlauts?[/nq]
[nq:1]Just the same as Häagen-Das and for the same reason.[/nq]
I'm going to look pretty silly asking for the new "Haagen-Das" album at the record store.
[nq:1]Just the same as Häagen-Das and for the same reason.[/nq]
I'm going to look pretty silly asking for the new "Haagen-Das" album at the record store.
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[nq:1]I'm going to look pretty silly asking for the new "Haagen-Das" album at the record store.[/nq]
You'd look even sillier asking for Frusen Gladje, which melted into obscurity: http://www.pond.com/~uhjeff/frusen.html
You'd look even sillier asking for Frusen Gladje, which melted into obscurity: http://www.pond.com/~uhjeff/frusen.html
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