> From living in Germany I remember that the language doesn't have a > "V" sound - when we lived there even "VICKS" mentolatum was > pronounced WICKS. > > Judy "Genealogy Bug" <genealogy_love@cox.net> The German language does have a V sound. The letter W is pronounced as we do V. The letter V sounds like our F. You are right about so many having trouble with the English V. My daughter-in-law was a "Willage" Nurse in Switzerland though she has no trouble with the V sound in Swiss/German words. I think it is simply a common confusion. Actually she has been here long enough that she is beginning to master it. Celia "Celia Mitschelen" <cmitsch@ix.netcom.com>

> > From living in Germany I remember that the language doesn't have a > > "V" sound - when we lived there even "VICKS" mentolatum was > > pronounced WICKS. > > > > Judy "Genealogy Bug" <genealogy_love@cox.net>=0D > > The German language does have a V sound. The letter W is pronounced > as we do V. The letter V sounds like our F. > > You are right about so many having trouble with the English V. My > daughter-in-law was a "Willage" Nurse in Switzerland though she has > no trouble with the V sound in Swiss/German words. I think it is > simply a common confusion. Actually she has been here long enough > that she is beginning to master it. > > "Celia Mitschelen" <cmitsch@ix.netcom.com> We do too have a "V" sound Viktoria und Vase