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serious crayons:
Speaking of which, Chuck, do you pronounce bruschetta brusketa or brusheta? I learned on the first night of my first trip to Italy (from an American) that the former is correct, so I've been using it ever since. But I often have Americans either ignore my pronunciation or correct it, as if I pronounced it that way because I'd never heard the word spoken before.
southendmd:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on June 02, 2021, 11:43:04 am ---Speaking of which, Chuck, do you pronounce bruschetta brusketa or brusheta? I learned on the first night of my first trip to Italy (from an American) that the former is correct, so I've been using it ever since. But I often have Americans either ignore my pronunciation or correct it, as if I pronounced it that way because I'd never heard the word spoken before.
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This is difficult for Americans. We see "sch" (followed by i or e) and assume it's pronounced "sh", as in Schitt's Creek; whereas in Italian, "ch" (followed by i or e) is always pronounced "k".
I usually remind people of how to pronounce "chianti"; the "ch" is always hard.
Another difficult one is the word for "closed"--"chiuso". Americans want to pronounce it "choozoh", whereas it's "kyoozoh".
Don't get me started on "panini"! It's plural, and one sandwich is a "panino"!
Front-Ranger:
Yes, I have that problem with my name. People are often trying to pronounce it Resha or Rechia (gross!). It's actually just a hard c. The name (from my ex) is actually Sicilian, not Italian and means river.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: southendmd on June 02, 2021, 12:28:39 pm ---This is difficult for Americans. We see "sch" (followed by i or e) and assume it's pronounced "sh", as in Schitt's Creek; whereas in Italian, "ch" (followed by i or e) is always pronounced "k".
I usually remind people of how to pronounce "chianti"; the "ch" is always hard.
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Or you could remind them of how we pronounce school! :laugh:
southendmd:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on June 02, 2021, 12:41:01 pm ---Or you could remind them of how we pronounce school! :laugh:
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Sure!
school
schizophrenia
schedule
Schumann
Schitt's
Schoenberg
maybe depends on the origin?
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