Bjerknes

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Mar 16, 2004
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It's an amazing night out there. Clear skies and nice and chilly.


I just called in an order to the local Italian joint, one item of which was a calzone. I ordered the thing using the real Italian pronunciation, but got the response, "huh". But then when I said calZONE, like endzone, she got it right.
 

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I would laugh at that, but I'm about to head to Italy - almost completely ignorant of Italian - so I'm bound to make a fool of myself at some point.

Fortunately, I probably won't realise it.
 

Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
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I would laugh at that, but I'm about to head to Italy - almost completely ignorant of Italian - so I'm bound to make a fool of myself at some point.

Fortunately, I probably won't realise it.
I'd make a fool out of myself, too. But at least I know how to say some foods and player names.

Quick question for you Andy,
Do you know the tv show called: the Boondocks?
And is it popular in the States?
Nope, no idea.

I don't watch much TV apart from games, matches, financial TV and news.
 

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I'd make a fool out of myself, too. But at least I know how to say some foods and player names.
You'd think someone working in an Italian place might have a vague idea of pronounciations.

People underestimate the educational value of football. Much of my early geographical knowledge and finding out how to pronounce stuff in French/Italian/Spanish came from football.
 

Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
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You'd think someone working in an Italian place might have a vague idea of pronounciations.

People underestimate the educational value of football. Much of my early geographical knowledge and finding out how to pronounce stuff in French/Italian/Spanish came from football.
Same here. Listening to commentary in another language is a huge plus.
 

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