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Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:57 PM

Apr 2015

the accent is heavily from Roma on the news.

You can tell where in Italy someone is from by the pronuciation of this word: rosa.

Those of us in northern to central Italy pronounce as ro-za where the s sounds like a z.

Southward, the pronunciation switches to ro-ssa where the s is as in 'say' or 'speak.'

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Italian police: Muslim migrants threw Christians overboard [View all] hollowdweller Apr 2015 OP

WTF? TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #1

See my post down thread JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #7

I say take them out to the middle of the ocean and dump their asses. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2015 #13

You are in luck JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #16

Exactly. Amanda Knox and her supporters know better than to believe closeupready Apr 2015 #18

Exactly - partially JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #20

I too thank you 4 speaking - it's sadly the DB racists who closeupready Apr 2015 #22

I try to be honest JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #23

Sounds more like you are 'out of luck' with the guilty until proven innocent standard, no? n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #48

Well, with the Crusades and all spoutinghorn Apr 2015 #34

They are seeking asylum in ITALY TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #37

That does sound pretty inconsistent treestar Apr 2015 #2

I wondered the same thing hollowdweller Apr 2015 #4

They earned everyone a return ticket to Africa. nt geek tragedy Apr 2015 #3

The final destination isn't Italy JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #5

They disperse across the continent seveneyes Apr 2015 #6

Take a deeper dive JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #8

Interesting heaven05 Apr 2015 #10

He makes me nervous sometimes JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #11

Another thought JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #12

well, those people didn't do Muslim asylum seekers any favor with this hate crime. geek tragedy Apr 2015 #14

I don't disagree - JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #15

thanks for your informative comments LittleGirl Apr 2015 #19

I've had to take my citizenship test JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #21

good info LittleGirl Apr 2015 #24

Not really... WilmywoodNCparalegal Apr 2015 #31

My husband corrects the dang Rosetta Stone JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #41

The harsh racist policies in Libya happened after the fall of Gaddafi. mainer Apr 2015 #25

And now -they gotta get out! JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #27

Thank you for your insight and information on this thread mountain grammy Apr 2015 #40

well heaven05 Apr 2015 #9

I think this has NOTHING to do with religion as a religion, but who belongs to what religion. happyslug Apr 2015 #26

You can be a Catholic or Protestant atheist in Northern Ireland! Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 #29

interesting heaven05 Apr 2015 #36

the naked man yelling to the villagers that the emperor has no clothes. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #30

Yeah, we all want to kill anyone attempting to get here TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #38

Because, as in the Foxy Knoxy scandal, we know the Italian justice system closeupready Apr 2015 #17

Which only serves to reinforce the fact...... DeSwiss Apr 2015 #28

Do you mean like THESE ignorant, cult-worshiping lunatics? FrodosPet Apr 2015 #47

CNN is now saying some formed a human chain hollowdweller Apr 2015 #32

the authorities arrested them right away. I think the Italian coast guard & all the medical help, Sunlei Apr 2015 #33

Does anyone here have the notion..... Eric Stratton Apr 2015 #35

Well, I didn't post this article TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #39

I DID post it. hollowdweller Apr 2015 #42

agree! TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #44

Are you perhaps projecting US hostility to muslims onto Italy? brooklynite Apr 2015 #45

. Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 #43

A migrant boat has capsized... over 600 believed dead. Ilsa Apr 2015 #46