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by simondw 1909 days ago
> there is a single correct pronunciation in their native language

But see, that's the point. We're not speaking German when we use a borrowed word in English. It's no longer a purely German word, despite its origins, just as "xylophone" isn't a mispronounced Greek word, nor "Handy" a misused and miscapitalized English word.

That's not hubris, it's just descriptivism.

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It's not just a word, it's a name. Names have a single correct pronunciation, they're not supposed to be translated.