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Rear plate - German...

Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:02 pm
by T33stat
Hi all,

I'm getting a rear plate made up for show use, it will just say Scirocco on a standard front plate format but pressed into an aluminium plate.

My question is if anyone knows any German and the use of the special letters, I'm thinking I get

Sciröccö

But am unsure...

Any help would be great!

Re: Rear plate - German...

Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 7:44 pm
by Blueshark
Why the funny O's on the plate ?.

Re: Rear plate - German...

Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 7:45 pm
by the edmundator
Scirocco doesn't have an umlaut (ö) in German on either 'o.' The function of the umlaut is to change the pronunciation of the vowel - in this case to something like "shiroehkoeh" - probably making you sound like you come from Barnsley.

But you can do it if you want. It's your car.

Re: Rear plate - German...

Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:45 am
by scrumpyone
the edmundator wrote: in this case to something like "shiroehkoeh" - probably making you sound like you come from Barnsley.
lol Ed :laugh:

Re: Rear plate - German...

Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:48 pm
by T33stat
Don't want anyone thinking I'm from Barnsley!

Going to go for plain letters :)

Re: Rear plate - German...

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 8:51 pm
by Lukeh17
As I am German speaker I wouldn't use the Umlaut unless we are changing the pronunciation of Scirocco ;). As you are probably aware, they say it the same apart from 'r' which is pronounced from the back of the throat ;)