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Pat89339 Dec 26, 2004 1:48 am
Originally Posted by Efrem
I always pronounce it "Coe-pen-hah-gen" because that's the way Danny Kaye pronounced it in the song "Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen" in the Hans Christian Andersen movie. Funny how things like that stick with you.
That's the first thing that crossed my mind when I read the OP too! Now the song is stuck in my head...

violist Dec 27, 2004 8:00 am
I think HeHateY has it on the button.

My friend Jack, the original world traveller until his
retirement a few years ago, bestowed on me the
understanding that if you say "hey" you align yourself
with the English-speaking world, and if you say "hah"
you align yourself, rightly or wrongly, with those
other guys.

taucher Dec 27, 2004 8:38 am
Originally Posted by violist
... if you say "hah"
you align yourself, rightly or wrongly, with those
other guys.
Those other guys? You mean the Dutch, Austrians, Swiss, Germans, et al?

Anyone know the typical Slavic and Latin-based pronunciations?

USCGamecock Dec 27, 2004 9:21 am
I always heard it was Co-pen-hah-gen.

renalt130 Dec 27, 2004 11:30 am
The correct pronounciation is Copenhaygen . It is still a mystery to us why Danny Kaye sang "Wonderful Wonderful Copenhahgen". Maybe he was trying to sound Danish, who knows. The song was from the movie "Hans Christian Andersen" and 2005 will be the 200th anniversary of Andersens birth so come back and see us and join the celebration. We'll understand what you're saying even if you call our capital Copenhahgen.

We pronunce it Co-penhown and it, of course, has nothing to do with us being lazy and everything to do with it being spelled København in Danish.


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