The birth of Åkerön

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2013-06-19 03:09, Joseph Rushton Wakeling wrote:

> Amusing question -- how does everyone think it should be pronounced?  And how
> does Andrew pronounce it?

It looks very Swedish. To pronounce it in Swedish with English 
sounds/letters would look something like this:

aakeroen

Å - should be pronounced something like the "aw" in English "saw"
ö - like the English "e" or "i" in "her" or "sir"

The "e" and "k" should be pronounced like the "e" and "k" in "elk".

Find some sound files on Wikipedia:

Å - 
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Close-mid_back_rounded_vowel.ogg

Ö - 
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Close-mid_front_rounded_vowel.ogg

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg