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‘Pfaffenthal’ given three more Fs

September 16, 2020

Pfaffenthal more FsFollowing complaints that its name doesn’t contain enough unnecessary letters, Luxembourg City officials have decided to give the Pfaffenthal neighborhood three new Fs.

“When I talk to expats, they say that at first the name ‘Pfaffenthal’ looked impossible to say correctly, but after hearing it once or twice, the pronunciation was easy,” said VDL Placename Meeschter Sandrine Heeschter. “That’s not right.”

Heeschter decided the simplest course of action was to add three more Fs, as the name already seemed to contain too many. 

The announcement sparked a lively debate between VDL officials as to where the Fs should be placed. Most say the Fs should be put at the beginning, creating the name “Fffpfaffenthal.” 

However, a more progressive and younger minority are demanding that the Fs be stacked at the end, resulting in “Pfaffenthalfff,” which they say sounds cooler. 

One lifelong resident of the neighborhood says it’s ridiculous to give the Pfaffenthal area, or any other part of the capital, more Fs. What we need, insists Tonyth Schneiderth, are more -th sounds. 

“Pfaffenthalth has a certainth nice ringth,” he said. “As Thpfaffenthal isn’t badth, either.”

Heeschter says that despite the heated disagreement, she has already decided how to distribute the three new Fs: clumped together, which means the new name will be “Pfffafffenthal.”

“It’s actually not important which consonant sounds we add to names or where we put them,” she said, “as long as we frustrate newcomers and provide a free source of amusement for locals and longtime residents.”

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Originally published by RTL Today

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