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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-11-06 10:25 PM
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So why DO we call Torino "Turin?" We had no problem pronouncing
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"Torino" when it was a Ford.

Why do we call Roma "Rome?"

Why do we call Wien "Vienna?" It's not hard to pronounce it the way the Austrians do: "Veen." We can all pronounce that, can't we?

We call Palermo "Palermo," but we call Napoli "Naples."

I've never understood this. Anyone know why?

Redstone
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