That is the German Rule of Grammer...albeit the Switzerdeutsch goes softly on the "e" sound, more like the "i" in "it" or "bigger" and not long "eee". >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Pronunciation >Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 20:31:44 EDT > >Up here in New York, we spell it "Geiger" and pronounce it like is rhymes >with "tiger." >My grandfather came to America in 1910 as an adult, and this is the way he >pronounced it. He came from the Württemberg area of Germany. > >I have found my Geiger direct line back to 1600, and the spelling has been >consistant all the way back. > >I have always heard that in German, the letters "ei" is pronounced as "i" >and >the letters "ie" is pronounced as "e." Has anyone else heard this? > >Ruth > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ===Visit the GEIGER mailing list archives: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GEIGER-L/ > >=============================Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com