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Given the pronunciation of the above letters, and after rolling the names around on the tongue for a while, the places turn out to be the following: | Given the pronunciation of the above letters, and after rolling the names around on the tongue for a while, the places turn out to be the following: | ||
'''Skärstad, Jönköping län, South Småland, Sweden'''. The "Skär-" would be pronounced as '' | '''Skärstad, Jönköping län, South Småland, Sweden'''. The "Skär-" would be pronounced as ''"share-" ''or could also be heard as ''"shire. ''The''-sta ''is''"stad" ''with a very soft and/or dropped off "d." Roll those sounds around on your tongue, and you can easily see how the family and/or the American record keeper heard what they did. | ||
The ''"-kö-" ''in "Jönköping is pronounced with a "sshh" sound. Again, rolling that around on the tongue easily comes up with the family spelling. | The ''"-kö-" ''in "Jönköping is pronounced with a "sshh" sound. Again, rolling that around on the tongue easily comes up with the family spelling. | ||
Län could sound like "Len" with a little uplift at the end for the "lane" sound. | Län could sound like "Len" with a little uplift at the end for the "lane" sound. | ||
As indicated, the ''å ''is pronounced with a long "o" sound, so "Smoland" is perfect for the phonics listed. | As indicated, the ''å ''(or two "a's" together)is pronounced with a long "o" sound, so "Smoland" is perfect for the phonics listed. | ||
To help you learn a little more about the sounds, go online and find a Swedish/English dictionary, with pronounciation marks. And, always, always roll names around on your tongue and see what you come up with. Many times, you'll get it right! | To help you learn a little more about the sounds, go online and find a Swedish/English dictionary, with pronounciation marks. And, always, always roll names around on your tongue and see what you come up with. Many times, you'll get it right! | ||