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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWow, Katy Tur..Lol
She just pronounced Bergamo Italy....BERG'-ga-moe!!!!
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Wow, Katy Tur..Lol (Original Post)
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2020
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doc03
(38,930 posts)1. Looks good to me. nt
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)4. Seriously?
doc03
(38,930 posts)6. I am not Italian and it is the first time I ever heard of the place. nt
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)18. Ok, sorry.
lastlib
(27,792 posts)2. I'm just guessing--
"Bur-GAH'-mo"?
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)3. Yes!
winstars
(4,277 posts)5. Tough crowd tonight... LOL
trackfan
(3,650 posts)7. I think that's how it's pronounced.
Not all Italian words are accented on the penultimate syllable. I confirmed the pronunciation on Wikipedia.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)10. No. She pronounced it like you would pronounce Pocono
Not a big deal in the scheme of life of course, especially now. Just made her look dumb to me.
blitzen
(4,572 posts)8. Then she pronounced it correctly. n/t
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)9. Ah no
blitzen
(4,572 posts)20. Hey, I'm a professor of Italian...it's not like andiamo...
There are exceptions to every general rule. The first syllable of Bergamo is stressed. But even this is a general rule.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)23. ??? Been there. It's a soft "bearrrrr" then gah..then mo.
No way in hell is it like she said. Berg-ah-mo. Like Pocono.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)11. As would 90% of most people. Not a big deal. nt
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)17. 90% sounds WAY too high :)
Luciferous
(6,565 posts)12. So what? Doesn't seem like a big deal to me...
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)15. I know. Just made her sound really dumb to me
Totally Tunsie
(11,674 posts)13. Wiki says it's BER-ga-mo.
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)21. Bingo! We have another winner. n/t
Roland99
(53,345 posts)14. did she also say in-DUS-tree?
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)16. Who said that? Is that like the southern IN' surance?
Roland99
(53,345 posts)19. Twitler says it all the time
kills me watching his pressers, aka campaign rallies
Totally Tunsie
(11,674 posts)22. Or main-TAIN-ance?