4 ms·
> no one corrects Italians for saying "Germania" instead of Deutschland This is a strawman. Italian here. I would never dream of using the word "Germania" wit
by throwaway02824 5y ago
> no one corrects Italians for saying "Germania" instead of Deutschland
This is a strawman.
Italian here. I would never dream of using the word "Germania" with someone that does not speak Italian expecting them to understand that it's the Italian way to pronounce Deutschland.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- rendall 5y agoGreat. > I would never dream of using the word "Germania" with someone that does not speak Italian... That's the strawman. In the example, we're talking about Italians, speaking Italian, not being corrected for speaking non-Italian words like Italians do. So, when speaking Italian, if a German insisted that you pronounce his homeland as Deutschland not Germania you would think he was a nut. So, when speaking English, why would you insist that someone saying "brusheta" is wrong? Help me understand.
- throwaway02824 5y agoYou are still strawmanning. "Germania" is the Italian name for Germany. It's not a butchering of "Deutschland". There is an English equivalent for the French "crêpe": pancake, and it's OK. OTOH there isn't an English word "brusheta". It's 100% butchering of the Italian word. Even worse if you use it in a restaurant and demand native Italian speakers to understand it and refuse any correction. It's like I call you "rendass".