Talk:Charles Boberg

The pronunciation of Boberg's surname
Sorry to bother you. Do you know how Boberg pronounces his surname? Is it, or Swedish-style , ,  (dangerously close to blueberry :P), etc.? Also, should we include the corresponding Swedish pronunciation? Kbb2 (ex. Mr KEBAB) (talk) 13:42, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I always read it as the first one you gave and I can't imagine it possibly being anything but the first two. I've never heard an English speaker pronounce Swedish $⟨berg⟩$ as anything but /bɜːrɡ/, be it Thunberg, Strindberg or Bergman, and according to Forebears there are 1.2K+ people with the surname in the United States compared to 1.8K+ in Sweden, so it must have been anglicized. Re 2nd question: Does he have direct heritage or connection to Sweden? If not, I don't see why in the world you would want to do that. Nardog (talk) 14:08, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I always assumed the first (or possibly second), but I have no idea. Wolfdog (talk) 14:22, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I guess we can't proceed without sources, then. BTW, my bet is on too. The second syllable must be  because I can't imagine an RP speaker saying  (~bow-bug ), though maybe I'm wrong. I guess the final lenis  prevents the vowel from becoming reduced to . Kbb2 (ex. Mr KEBAB) (talk) 17:39, 20 May 2020 (UTC)