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Tsiyu

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44. Stunads

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:34 PM

Nov 2012

But my Italian Grandpa pronounced it that way for kicks, even though his family was from "Itly"

Italians can handle it, man. All the stereotypes keep on keepin' on and Italians just laugh more.

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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