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As a native English speaker, I second this. But I'm also a low-grade language nerd. It drives me nuts when I see Latin-to-English loan words with inappropriate
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
As a native English speaker, I second this.
But I'm also a low-grade language nerd. It drives me nuts when I see Latin-to-English loan words with inappropriate declinations, or fancy-sounding technical/medical terms formed by combining Latin and Greek word fragments [0]. So maybe my attention to correct pronunciation is atypical.
[0] I'm not claiming that I'm actually correct in all these cases; just that I go nuts at what I perceive to be bad treatment of loan words.
- Uberphallus 6y agoI don't know, if you tell native English speakers that "cazzo" is Italian, I assume they know it's pronounced catso. Of course if they find cazzo in the wild without context it'll be like the zz in "buzzard". But then again, some people may think pizza is American and not make the link.
- DoofusOfDeath 6y ago> I don't know, if you tell native English speakers that "cazzo" is Italian, I assume they know it's pronounced catso. You could be right. My experience is mostly from the New England area, near areas with a lot of first-third generation Italian immigrants.
- mumblemumble 6y agoChicago here, with family from central Michigan. I'm pretty sure no other country wants to take credit for at least some American pizza.
- DoofusOfDeath 6y agoChicago-style pizza is my absolute favorite* * I've heard great things about pizza in Rome, but I've never been there.