tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post7586898520360590700..comments2024-03-08T09:42:28.879+01:00Comments on Burnt by the Tuscan Sun: Chrysler-FIAT...the real debacleIrreverent Italyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-46564156242405325462012-08-25T14:39:15.655+02:002012-08-25T14:39:15.655+02:00Jacque, I too can never do the double consonants -...Jacque, I too can never do the double consonants -- and it's incredible, how attuned people are to these mishaps! I am often corrected, "you mean, cappelli, right?!'<br />Cracks me up - but is always a good nudge in the right direction. <br /><br />Meanwhile, while tooling around Abruzzo, we had to exit at CARSOLI. car-SO-lee<br />It's right next to ARSOLI. AR-so-lee<br /><br />Go figure.<br /><br />I think it's a game the locals play on unsuspecting tourists.Irreverent Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-56185536381347568932012-08-14T01:21:19.325+02:002012-08-14T01:21:19.325+02:00What is difference between "che" and &qu...What is difference between "che" and "cche?" My guess is that most Italians can't tell the difference, unless you come from Firenze.Dave514https://www.blogger.com/profile/08791965245809463319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-22177648569242270272012-08-12T10:42:34.318+02:002012-08-12T10:42:34.318+02:00cuzliz, were it really "Marchioni", you&...cuzliz, were it really "Marchioni", you'd be right, but his name is as was written correctly earlier in the article (but which most of the news stories mangle anyway) "Marchionne". There is actually a distinguishably longer double NN sound before the final "AY" (though I still have the damndest time either recognizing or pronouncing double consonants, so my Capelli end up sounding like Cappelli or vice versa).jacquesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-2823575446718611162012-08-11T18:21:12.938+02:002012-08-11T18:21:12.938+02:00Are you sure it isn't mar-kee-OHN-ee? Ends in ...Are you sure it isn't mar-kee-OHN-ee? Ends in an "i" right? :-)cuzliznoreply@blogger.com