On Tue, 15 May 2018 21:59:04 Vir Campestris wrote:

On 15/05/2018 09:13, David Rance wrote:
On Mon, 14 May 2018 23:13:54 Vir Campestris wrote:

On 14/05/2018 22:34, David Rance wrote:
*No, it depends on the word. Fuchs (fox) is pronounced "fooks" but
the "ch" in "Achtung" is pronounced like the Scottish "loch". To be
pedantic, "fooks" has a shorter "oo" sound than in English.

If that's correct it must be a regional accent.
Not at all. I am talking about "Hochdeutsch" pronunciation.

SWMBO disagrees. That's with a degree in languages.
A degree in languages doesn't necessarily teach one about
pronunciation. I have a degree in music. That doesn't mean that I can
play a musical instrument. I can, of course, but I didn't study that
as part of my degree course.

OTOH the inhabitants of their capital really do say "ish bin ein
Berliner"... not Ich as I'd have expected...
Actually they would say, "Ich bin Berliner."
"Ich bin ein Berliner" was a famous gaff by JFK. ("I am a
doughnut!")

... and _my_ German is no better than JFKs.
I'm out of my depth here though. Even though I read fuchs-eeta and
phew-shia... but googling I found this

https://forvo.com/word/fuchs/#de

Which seems to back you up. Do you have any other examples of similar words?

The rule is that, if "ch" is followed by "s" then it is pronounced "ks"
as in "sechs" (six), "wechseln" (to change). Hence a word which all
travellers in German-speaking countries will be familiar with:
"Geldwechsel"

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK