Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Joe Di Maggiiio

Is Joe DiMaggio "Joe Di Ma-jee-o" only for Simon and Garfunkel or for
everyone in the US? If so, someone should tell the Americans that the "i"
is not pronounced in that word: "Joe Di Ma-jo" would be a fair
approximation. Joe, or Joey, will you? (smiling face)
Bye, FB
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Giò
A man has dreams of walking with giants,
to carve his niche in the edifice of time.
Before the mortar of his zeal
has a chance to congeal
the cup is dashed from his lips,
the flame is snuffed aborning.

 approximation. Joe, or Joey, will you? (smiling face)
I think I need a paraphase or a comment on [1] the song, "Mrs. Robinson".
[1] Could I have written "I need a paraphrase of or a comment on the song"?
Bye, FB
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Here in the USA, t's Joe Di Ma-jee-o, whether you like it or not.  :>)
The former mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, "Buddy" Cianci, called
himself "See-an-see".
Joe from Massachusetts


I prefer the second.
Joe from Massachusetts

I think I need a paraphase or a comment on [1] the song, "Mrs. Robinson".
Preferisco abbastanza di più Sound of Silence. Seconda viene Bridge
over Troubled Water, che ha il difetto di partire silenziosissima e
poi con un crescendo assoluto, spaccare quasi le casse (che avevo
regolato per poter sentire l'inizio).
Mrs Robinson è troppo "scherzosa", secondo me.
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himself "See-an-see".
Vabbè, è il contrappasso. Dopotutto noi diciamo Ace (non Eis) e
Colgate (non Colgeit), o anche Lines (e non Lains), etc. etc.
La Procter & Gamble avrà diffuso dei promemoria a tutti gli
americani...boh.
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approximation. Joe, or Joey, will you? (smiling face)
Sylvester Stallone pronounces his surname as if it were English. What
is the most common Italian surname? Rossi?

 is the most common Italian surname? Rossi?
Qui ti viene detto quanti Rossi ci sono negli elenchi telefonici:
http://www.paginebianche.it/nomiecognomi.html
Tschüss,
Enrico il Pentolaio
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Ossia?
<<Sta:lòni>>, I suppose.
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http://www.paginebianche.it/nomiecognomi.html
Thanks :)

 <<Sta:lòni>>, I suppose.
Wrong. Stallone himself pronounces the -allone part the same as "alone".
On 
http://www.sylvesterstallone.com/
, click on "Enter", next screen click
on "Audio Archive", then click on "Hot news from Sly"
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Xakero

:-)))))
How should it be pronounced ?
StAl-lonč   ??

 StAl-lonč   ??
Stal-LO-né
-- 
Mary

 Thanks :)
Anytime.
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Stal-LO-né
Thanks, my initial thought was to stress the O, I thought the E would
be closed though. Unless I've heard the Italian word said, I'm crap at
pronouncing it.

on "Audio Archive", then click on "Hot news from Sly"
Grazie, ma non penso di farcela. :-)
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 pronouncing it.
Are you still watching or listening to something? And do you still have a
preference for nice female comperes?
Bye, FB
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"It sounds appalling!"
"Interesting and appalling. The others just sound appalling!"
(Cold Comfort Farm, the film)

preference for nice female comperes?
I try to watch IT TV when I can, but it's difficult having a family,
they're not too keen on it.  And as for female comperes no new ones
have caught my eye. Barbara D'urso is nice. I was astonished to learn
that she's 47.

 other way round? "per-keh" I thought was closed.
"Perché" is closed, but I pronounce it "perchè", with an open "e".
[...]
Bye, FB
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 that she's 47.
Peccato che faccia un programma da deficienti.
:-))
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