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NewJeffCT

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4. I knew people from the southern NJ/Philly area

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 09:11 AM

Nov 2012

that said "Eye" talian. Not sure if it was something that this large family (aunts, uncles, cousins, etc) used, or if it was part of the regional accent. I think it was a little of both.

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Who pronounces Italian "Eye-talian"? [View all] pstokely Nov 2012 OP

I bet a much larger group pronounces Italy "Idilly". eyewall Nov 2012 #1

Carl Weathers (at least he did in Rocky) Angleae Nov 2012 #2

Not me... greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #3

Not much different from "Bal'mer, Mer-lin", and in MA "WOOStah" meant "Worchester". HopeHoops Nov 2012 #10

But that's the correct pronunciation of the original, too. geardaddy Nov 2012 #15

Yeah, and "Gloucester" sounds like a food ingredient you'd want to avoid. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #20

Haha! geardaddy Nov 2012 #21

You have to live there to appreciate it. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #23

I went to college in Upstate NY geardaddy Nov 2012 #24

The first time I ever visited Portland Maine OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #25

I don't know if it's good or creepy, but I had no trouble interpreting that. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #35

lol, I can't tell if I accurately captured his accent OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #36

It was close enough. I read it seamlessly. Then again, I keep up with the accent. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #40

Wicked good. bluedigger Nov 2012 #31

Or Wicked Awesome! HopeHoops Nov 2012 #37

In this friend's case, it's not a regional accent. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #28

I'm from an Italian family, we jokingly call ourselve It-lians. madmom Nov 2012 #42

I knew people from the southern NJ/Philly area NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #4

My seventh grade teacher. calico1 Nov 2012 #5

Someone that's not Italian bigwillq Nov 2012 #6

Some people in NC WilmywoodNCparalegal Nov 2012 #7

Archie Bunker? mikeargo Nov 2012 #8

"Ih-tal-yan". Then there's "EYE-tally-ins", which I've heard but don't use. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #9

Brad Pitt. Socal31 Nov 2012 #11

my 80 year old relative nt barnabas63 Nov 2012 #12

Second, third generation Californian Italians Brother Buzz Nov 2012 #13

Me, when I'm ordering a sammitch. bluedigger Nov 2012 #14

Not me. geardaddy Nov 2012 #16

Dumbass wanna be suburban rednecks Taverner Nov 2012 #17

Olive Garden's customer base in "real America" pstokely Nov 2012 #26

Heard it a ton in the south. a la izquierda Nov 2012 #18

Most likely the same people who say "EYE-RACK" for Iraq Glorfindel Nov 2012 #19

My Dad, in jest. progressoid Nov 2012 #22

Practically everyone in my home state. And a story: trof Nov 2012 #27

Minnesotans. Habibi Nov 2012 #29

I'm Minnesotan and I use the correct pronunciation. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #46

Then you are an exception, in my experience. Habibi Nov 2012 #47

The entire maternal side of my family RomneyLies Nov 2012 #30

Guy making fun of Vinci aboard ship about to invade Sicily in "The Big Red One" Kennah Nov 2012 #32

My loving girlfriend Arcanetrance Nov 2012 #33

old timers in the Texas Panhandle MrsBrady Nov 2012 #34

Eye do. rug Nov 2012 #38

People from Eye-talie? MrMickeysMom Nov 2012 #39

Baretta. Iggo Nov 2012 #41

Eye doo Special Prosciuto Nov 2012 #43

Stunads Tsiyu Nov 2012 #44

Same idiots who say "eye-rack" and "eye-ran" Odin2005 Nov 2012 #45

Uh, I don't larocks4552s Nov 2012 #48