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I think Americans pronounce names like Weinstein as 'winesteen'. So perhaps the pronunciation of the latter syllable makes German origin diphthongs confusing.

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We do know how to pronounce Einstein though!

I’m sure you personally do, but I’ve noticed that many English speakers pronounce it without the “sh” sound in the middle.

Good point, in fact I retract my statement because of it. I was only thinking of the vowels.

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