>at gun shop
>ask store owner if he has any walthers
>he shows me a p22
>he keeps calling it a 'Walter'
Is Walter the correct pronounciation? I always thought it was WULTHER. It just sounded really stupid when he pronounced it like that.
>expecting gun store employees/managers to have any brains
>>29551412
Its pronounced exactly how its spelt.
Wal-ther
>Rocketsurgery
>>29551412
"Walter PPK, 7.65 millimeter. Only one man I know uses such a weapon. His name is Walter."
>>29551412
people who work at gun stores are notorious for being complete fucking retards who can barely tie they're shoes.
>>29551412
Germans don't do theta, even those who become fluent English speakers have trouble with it. And how is A becoming U?
>>29551462
>>29551469
Drinking thread?
>>29551412
Maybe he has a speech impediment?
>>29551486
"... 7.65 Browning, only one man I know uses it: Fears-The-Denim."
German pronunciation is closer to "valtuh"
Even if you're not gonna germanize it, the th is pronounced just like a T
>>29551507
>barely tie they are own shoes
You're completely right but I had to have a giggle at this
>>29551412
It is pronounced walter. It's German.
>>29551904
i should apply for a job at the local gun shop
>>29551412
Walther is a German surname.It can be pronouced slightly different depending on where you are from in Germany or if you have a received pronunciation (from school or something).
Walther deutsche waffenfabrik (or is it sportwaffen now?) pronounces it like anyone else in southern Germany: VALTER.
The "W" is a softer "V" sound, and the "TH" is a harder sound to the point where the H is nearly silent.
Also if your from Saar-land nobody understands you anyway so fuck off.
>>29551412
>mfw OP pronounces Koch as Cock
>>29551412
German pronunciation is like "Valtuh" but idk if it's acceptable to say that or "Walter" in English.
>>29551412
Go see what the germans call it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50_q3iNGjfA
>vvalTHer
>>29551964
I bet you're a fucking Saxon. "Hurr my accent is unique unlike those filthy Saarlander!" Pro-tip: Nobody likes you faggots
>>29552087
Zurückgehen nach Saarbrücken :^)
>>29551412
It's "Wahl•ter" in American English, or "Vahl•ter" depending on how German you want to sound... see >>29551964
>>29551412
>I always thought it was WULTHER
It's actually "Valt-er" like proper German pronounciation.
It sounds really fucking stupid when you pronounce it like that.
"Wall-ther" in English, "Val-ter" in German.
>>29552121
RRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SACHSEN RAUS!
>>29553215
Proper pronunciation: vull-ter
In German, the w has a v sound. You kind of go over the th sound and just make a t sound. You don't really accentuate the er at the end like you do in English, most German speakers will make it an "uh" sound at the end.
The gun shop guy is kind of doing a mix of German and English pronunciation. Walther, Walter, vull-ter. I'd say are all acceptable.
>>29551412
>gun shop employee
You're lucky he was able to read the 'P22' part
