Non-native linguistic detachment

[Douglas G. Wilson]

>The name of the beer is "Yuengling", with a "Y", not a "J", as Damien
>unconsciously korrektierte it. That's why his German friend didn't spot it
>and thought it looked Chinese... as I think I did, the first time I saw it
>when new to the area.

The founder of the company (says wiki) altered his name (spelling) on
immigration to the US.

It's a popular brand hereabouts, I think. Majority pronunciation
seems to be "ying-ling", but this is not unanimous (I've rarely heard
an umlaut, more often a "u" sound of some sort); I've often heard it
called "ying-yang" (basically jocular, I suppose).

-- Doug Wilson


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