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Default wondering about reidel o wine glasses

"st.helier" > wrote:

>>> The correct spelling is "Riedel", pronounced "reedle".


>> Just in analogy to "riesling" pronounced "reezling".
>>
>> But "ei" for "ie" in German words is a rather common typo among
>> native English speakers (is that correct?).


> Only those people writing *American* English!!!!!!! ;-)


Ooops - sorry, didn't realize that!

> Those of us who speak / write proper English have no such
> problem.


I beg your pardon, I stand corrected.

M.