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Re: Ridiculous argument over Stephen
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For the english-speaking parts of the world it's Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg & Stephen Hawking, all STEE-ven, I once learned in school.
Whereas here in Germany there are Stefan, Stephan, Steffen, Stephen, Stefanie & Stephanie, all pronounced the same as SHTEFF-ahn/enn/anie, except Steven=STEE-wenn.
In Greece Stephanos=STEFF-anos, in Italy Stefano=STEFF-ano.
All in all, depends where you're living.
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She argued that in English Stephen should be pronounced Stef-en because the English ph makes the f sound. I know you can pronounce Stephen Stef-en, but to say people named Stephen and pronounce it the same way as Steven are pronouncing their own names wrong is so absurd!
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