How do you pronounce "Italian"? - Democratic Underground

philosophie_en_rose

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Sun Oct-01-06 07:00 PM
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Poll question: How do you pronounce "Italian"?

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Aristus

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Sun Oct-01-06 07:02 PM
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1. Only used-car dealers from East Cornshuck, Nebraska

still say Eye-talian.

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greatauntoftriplets

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Sun Oct-01-06 07:04 PM
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2. No, I have a friend...in Chicago...who does.

She also pronounces the country It-ly.

:eyes:

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Redstone

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Sun Oct-01-06 07:09 PM
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4. But not "eye-tly?" remiinds me of the people who use a "leever," but when

you ask them what the force is that they apply with that "leever," they say "leverage, of course."

And still don;'t get it.

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Redstone

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Sun Oct-01-06 07:07 PM
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3. And a few other various nitwits.

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Brother Buzz

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Sun Oct-01-06 07:16 PM
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5. Fourth and fifth generatian Italian California...

dairymen and ranchers take pride in calling themselves Eye-talians. Go figure.

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Aristus

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Mon Oct-02-06 02:06 PM
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7. Well, they're dairymen and ranchers; What do you expect?

n/t

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ghostsofgiants

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Sun Oct-01-06 07:19 PM
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6. Nope, my roommate says it.

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LSK

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Mon Oct-02-06 02:18 PM
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8. my dad says it the wrong way

Hes from Chicago if that matters.

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Nickster

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Mon Oct-02-06 03:15 PM
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11. It does. I am too and I say it wrong. I know I do and my wife yells at me

constantly about it. It's just the funny way dem chicago'ans talk.:-)

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LSK

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Mon Oct-02-06 03:19 PM
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12. yeah but we got EYE-talian beef!!!

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Nickster

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Mon Oct-02-06 03:20 PM
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13. And some dee-licious Sam'iches! :-)

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Nicholas D Wolfwood

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Mon Oct-02-06 02:19 PM
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9. Anyone that says it wrong gets a solid crack to the jaw.

I will not compromise on this. :grr:

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RedCloud

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Mon Oct-02-06 02:54 PM
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10. EEE Tahl LEE AHHH NOOO

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

Dern non foreigner threads, not giving the real real way to say it!

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CTyankee

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Mon Oct-02-06 03:42 PM
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14. EEE TAL YAHNNO is better n/t

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