>"Dipperstein, Michael" write:

>>Mind you this information is coming from somebody that
>>spells his last name with an 'e' preceding an 'i' and
>>no 'c' in sight.  Not only that, but the 'e' is a
>>long 'e' and the 'i' is silent.
>>

In German, you pronounce the second letter (so I'm told), so
 'ei' -> 'I'
 'ie' -> 'E'

In English, you pronounce the name the way the owner tells
you he does :)

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