Blenheim* it sounds like a German word.
Can you tell me which is the correct pronunciation
in English ? Blen-him ? Blen-haim ?
Thanks for your input
* I am refering to Bristol Blenheim bomber.
Blenheim Pronunciation
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Blenheim Pronunciation
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Re: Blenheim Pronunciation
I know of it as Blen-im
That is how it pronounced by Pathe nNews in 1940 one minute into this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWOmkFi-HP8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzSjrg-HUpo
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Re: Blenheim Pronunciation
"Blindheim (German: [ˈblɪnthaɪm]), traditionally known in English as Blenheim (/ˈblɛnɪm/ BLEN-im), is a municipality in the Bavarian district of Dillingen in southern Germany [...]"
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindheim
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindheim