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    I have always heard of the Italian city mentioned and referred to as Turin, why now all of a sudden is NBC calling it by Torino, which I guess is the Italian version?

    Question #62524. Asked by pjotr. (Feb 13 06 11:43 PM)


    BungeeAZ

    		Because Torino is the Italian pronounciation of the city we knew as Turin. Q'atar is another country that has been mispronounced by Americans that the American media referrs to Q'atar as Cutter which is closer to their prounounciation than (Quitar...like Guitar but with a Q and the stress on the second syllable). Many Americans "bastardize" many words that cannot be pronounced in the American lexicon. Riccota cheese (reekotta...or Rigut?) Iran (Eye-ran or Eeran?) Iraq (Eye-rock or Eerock?) Tomato (toe-maa-toe or toe-mah-toe).

    It's just the media changing things that we knew to be corect to fit their own dialogue.

    Feb 14 06, 12:15 AM
    mementoflash

    		Turin, or Torino, is also famous for the Shroud of Turin.

    Feb 14 06, 4:59 AM
    thaver

    		You say Torino, I say Turin, Let's call the whole thing off.

    Feb 14 06, 11:56 PM

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