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Originally Posted by mmferg  Dumb question alert.... 
How is biewer and parti pronounced? |
I just asked that question, and was told that he W is silent and there are two ways of acceptable pronunciations "beaver" and "be va" rhymes with "diva." The Germans don't have the W sound and since the breed started in Germany their pronunciations might be considered correct. Some Americans pronounce it bu – er with a long U. When people say "beaver" there are so many chuckles; I don't think it will catch on here, I like be-va the best.
I thought parti sounded like party, buy I don't know maybe its par-TAY. These words don't come up in my everyday language, just the written word.