Why do about half of the folks on television pronounce Alzheimer's with a T between the L and the H?
W wreckah New member Joined Sep 5, 2013 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Sep 5, 2013 #1 Why do about half of the folks on television pronounce Alzheimer's with a T between the L and the H?
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Sep 5, 2013 #2 The same place it does in "pizza."
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Sep 5, 2013 #3 Welcome to the forums, wreckah. It comes from the German pronunciation of the name Alois Alzheimer. You'll have to ask them why they like a T in it. (Or the Italians about 'pizza'.)
Welcome to the forums, wreckah. It comes from the German pronunciation of the name Alois Alzheimer. You'll have to ask them why they like a T in it. (Or the Italians about 'pizza'.)
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Sep 5, 2013 #4 The German pronunciation of the letter "z" is "tz".