I often see Americans changing these in german words. I think it is because of the pronounciation. Wien for example only sounds like Wien, if Americans write it Wein. You can see this in any word containing these 2 letters. I've seen Weiners instead of Wieners, etc...
Well, at least you know that Bier is Beer and not Beir...:-)
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I often see Americans changing these in german words. I think it is because of the pronounciation. Wien for example only sounds like Wien, if Americans write it Wein. You can see this in any word containing these 2 letters. I've seen Weiners instead of Wieners, etc... Well, at least you know that Bier is Beer and not Beir... :-)