There’s bound to be some dialect out there, somewhere, where “boner” is pronounced “bayner.” As for Boehner, my guess is that it’s probably a German name that was originally pronounced more like “booner” (with “oo” representing the vowel sound in “good,” not “oodles”). A lot of ex-Germans pronounce the “ö” or “oe” in their name “ay” rather than “oo” or “o.” Not sure why.
February 3rd, 2006 at 2:34 pm
AT least it isn’t the “o” that is silent…
February 5th, 2006 at 3:00 am
It’s a word that we can’t repeat too often:
http://www.superdickery.com/seduction/3.html
February 5th, 2006 at 8:06 am
The only problem is that his name is pronounced “BAY-ner”.
Sometimes a little bit of knowledge goes a long way.
February 5th, 2006 at 10:18 am
But it’s spelled boner. And you assume I don’t know that, which is wrong. A little knowledge and all.
February 5th, 2006 at 11:25 am
There’s bound to be some dialect out there, somewhere, where “boner” is pronounced “bayner.” As for Boehner, my guess is that it’s probably a German name that was originally pronounced more like “booner” (with “oo” representing the vowel sound in “good,” not “oodles”). A lot of ex-Germans pronounce the “ö” or “oe” in their name “ay” rather than “oo” or “o.” Not sure why.
February 5th, 2006 at 11:25 am
Although in Boehner’s case, I can think of a pretty good “why.”