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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2020, 02:58 PM Mar 2020

Wow, Katy Tur..Lol

She just pronounced Bergamo Italy....BERG'-ga-moe!!!!

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Wow, Katy Tur..Lol (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 OP

Looks good to me. nt doc03 Mar 2020 #1

Seriously? Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #4

I am not Italian and it is the first time I ever heard of the place. nt doc03 Mar 2020 #6

Ok, sorry. Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #18

I'm just guessing-- lastlib Mar 2020 #2

Yes! Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #3

Tough crowd tonight... LOL winstars Mar 2020 #5

I think that's how it's pronounced. trackfan Mar 2020 #7

No. She pronounced it like you would pronounce Pocono Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #10

Then she pronounced it correctly. n/t blitzen Mar 2020 #8

Ah no Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #9

Hey, I'm a professor of Italian...it's not like andiamo... blitzen Mar 2020 #20

??? Been there. It's a soft "bearrrrr" then gah..then mo. Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #23

As would 90% of most people. Not a big deal. nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #11

90% sounds WAY too high :) Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #17

So what? Doesn't seem like a big deal to me... Luciferous Mar 2020 #12

I know. Just made her sound really dumb to me Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #15

Wiki says it's BER-ga-mo. Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #13

Bingo! We have another winner. n/t MFGsunny Mar 2020 #21

did she also say in-DUS-tree? Roland99 Mar 2020 #14

Who said that? Is that like the southern IN' surance? Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #16

Twitler says it all the time Roland99 Mar 2020 #19

Or main-TAIN-ance? Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #22

doc03

(35,337 posts)

1. Looks good to me. nt

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 03:01 PM

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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

4. Seriously?

Reply to doc03 (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 03:13 PM

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doc03

(35,337 posts)

6. I am not Italian and it is the first time I ever heard of the place. nt

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 03:20 PM

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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

18. Ok, sorry.

Reply to doc03 (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:17 PM

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lastlib

(23,233 posts)

2. I'm just guessing--

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 03:11 PM

Mar 2020

"Bur-GAH'-mo"?

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

3. Yes!

Reply to lastlib (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 03:13 PM

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winstars

(4,220 posts)

5. Tough crowd tonight... LOL

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 03:14 PM

Mar 2020

trackfan

(3,650 posts)

7. I think that's how it's pronounced.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 03:20 PM

Mar 2020

Not all Italian words are accented on the penultimate syllable. I confirmed the pronunciation on Wikipedia.

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

10. No. She pronounced it like you would pronounce Pocono

Reply to trackfan (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:05 PM

Mar 2020

Not a big deal in the scheme of life of course, especially now. Just made her look dumb to me.

blitzen

(4,572 posts)

8. Then she pronounced it correctly. n/t

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 03:22 PM

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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

9. Ah no

Reply to blitzen (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:03 PM

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blitzen

(4,572 posts)

20. Hey, I'm a professor of Italian...it's not like andiamo...

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:26 PM

Mar 2020

There are exceptions to every general rule. The first syllable of Bergamo is stressed. But even this is a general rule.

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

23. ??? Been there. It's a soft "bearrrrr" then gah..then mo.

Reply to blitzen (Reply #20)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 11:11 PM

Mar 2020

No way in hell is it like she said. Berg-ah-mo. Like Pocono.

USALiberal

(10,877 posts)

11. As would 90% of most people. Not a big deal. nt

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:05 PM

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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

17. 90% sounds WAY too high :)

Reply to USALiberal (Reply #11)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:16 PM

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Luciferous

(6,079 posts)

12. So what? Doesn't seem like a big deal to me...

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:07 PM

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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

15. I know. Just made her sound really dumb to me

Reply to Luciferous (Reply #12)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:15 PM

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Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)

13. Wiki says it's BER-ga-mo.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:09 PM

Mar 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamo

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)

21. Bingo! We have another winner. n/t

Reply to Totally Tunsie (Reply #13)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:26 PM

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Roland99

(53,342 posts)

14. did she also say in-DUS-tree?

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:10 PM

Mar 2020

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

16. Who said that? Is that like the southern IN' surance?

Reply to Roland99 (Reply #14)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:16 PM

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Roland99

(53,342 posts)

19. Twitler says it all the time

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #16)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:19 PM

Mar 2020

kills me watching his pressers, aka campaign rallies

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)

22. Or main-TAIN-ance?

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #16)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:29 PM

Mar 2020

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