Loren Szendre wrote:

> Rudy Velthuis (TeamB) wrote:
> >>> How is it pronounced? Does the first part rhyme on Ma__e or on
> Masse?  >> Masse.
> >> My name is a simple concatenation of "Kasse" and "Baum".
> > 
> > Then an __ would indeed give people the wrong pronunciation.
> 
> Why? Es-set is a simple orthographic replacement

No, it isn't. An __ in words like Ma__e, Stra__e, Fu__, etc. means the
preceding vowel must be pronounced long. If the __ is replaced by double
s, it is pronounced short (e.g. Masse [*]). The same for Ka__ebaum and
Kassebaum. They are pronounced differently. But some older spellings
use __ where it should be ss, and this can cause mispronunciations (e.g.
there is a street here called Ro__heidestra__e, although the o in Ro__ -
horse - is pronounced short. In the new orthography, it ought to be
Rossheidestra__e, but the new orthography does not apply to names).


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[*] Ma__e = measures, measurements; Masse = mass. They are pronounced
differently and they have different meanings.
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