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Acerone
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Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Had a house full of europeans from France the other day and when I asked what other places you guys have been to they all said Italia. Plus many other counties and I was telling them I know lot's of people in the US that never left the state they were born in and you guys have been all over the world.
I haven't heard many people pronounce Italy Italia but it sure sounds like a nice place to visit 
How do you and your family pronounce it?
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MrsH2009
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Italy, but we are not Italian. In fact my grandmother in Baltimore says eyetalians.
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CathyB
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
I say Italy. My great grandparents were off the boat from Italy and called it Italia, my grandfather was first generation American and said It-lee. 
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MrsA714
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Um, it depends on what language I'm speaking and who my audience is . If I'm speaking in Spanish or to my Italian inlaws, I will say Italia. If I'm speaking in English, I will say Italy.
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| Posted 7/5/11 11:30 AM |
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acm1899
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
I've been there quite a few times. I'll pronounce it either way. I guess it depends on what context I'm speaking in and who I'm speaking with. In almost every other language, it's said "Italia." I believe that English is the only language that calls it "Italy."
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| Posted 7/5/11 11:31 AM |
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IVFGIRL
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
if your from ITaly, then italia, if you are from here Italy. Its confusing but we say, United States, if your from France, you call it Etats-Unis and my relatives in Norway call it Norge, but we call it Norway. Basically, countries are pronounced differently in differently languages.
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KittyGags
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Posted by MrsA714
Um, it depends on what language I'm speaking and who my audience is . If I'm speaking in Spanish or to my Italian inlaws, I will say Italia. If I'm speaking in English, I will say Italy.
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AngnShaun
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
I would never say Italia. Even my grandparents didnt say Italia, and they barely spoke english.
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yankinmanc
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
I speak English, therefore I call it Italy. I also don't call England Angleterre, or Germany Deutchland etc...
Its kind of a silly question...
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| Posted 7/5/11 11:46 AM |
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CAMCaps
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Italy...I speak English not Italian.
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memi7206
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Posted by CAMCaps
Italy...I speak English not Italian.
ditto
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
I call it Italy. Unless I'm there or speaking to someone from there IN ITALIAN, in which case I'd say "Italia".
Message edited 7/5/2011 12:02:23 PM.
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Lola64
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Posted by CAMCaps
Italy...I speak English not Italian.
Same here.
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Finally1108
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Posted by KittyGags
Posted by MrsA714
Um, it depends on what language I'm speaking and who my audience is . If I'm speaking in Spanish or to my Italian inlaws, I will say Italia. If I'm speaking in English, I will say Italy.
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Me too!!!
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tourist
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Posted by CathyB
my grandfather was first generation American and said It-lee.
That's how my Grandma says it & she is 1st generation too.
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acm1899
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Posted by IVFGIRL
if your from ITaly, then italia, if you are from here Italy. Its confusing but we say, United States, if your from France, you call it Etats-Unis and my relatives in Norway call it Norge, but we call it Norway. Basically, countries are pronounced differently in differently languages.
I actually call Norway "Norge" and Poland "Polska", only because they sound way cooler that way than the English way to say it!
Oh, and "Doytsch-land" instead of Germany!
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tourist
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Posted by yankinmanc
I speak English, therefore I call it Italy. I also don't call England Angleterre, or Germany Deutchland etc...
Its kind of a silly question...
Exactly!
I am not sure why your French friends would call it Italia either--In French it is l'Italie.
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Bella01
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
I say Italy unless I am speaking Italian..then I say Italia! 
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Erica
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
However it is pronounced in the language that you are speaking.
My mom is from Germany and unless she is speaking German - it's Germany, not Deutschland.
DH is from Spain and I don't think I have ever heard him use Espana when speaking English - unless it was last summer in reference to world cup! I have heard DH say "Alemania" (Germany in Spanish) when speaking Spanish to his family - referring to Germany. I can't see him using "Germany" or "Deutschland" (especially) if he is speaking Spanish. KWIM?
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MrsFrizzle
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
We all say Italy, even our cousins from Italy do. DH's parents are off the boat and say Italy too.
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jilliibabii
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Posted by CAMCaps
Italy...I speak English not Italian.
Same here.
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smdl
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
French people call Italy... Italie!!!! Italia is trying to speak italian which there is no reason to if they don't speak to italians. They should either say Italy if speaking to americans or at least in French.... Italie!
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Alexandra17
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
italy
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Mrs213
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
Posted by yankinmanc
I speak English, therefore I call it Italy. I also don't call England Angleterre, or Germany Deutchland etc...
Its kind of a silly question...
I don't know why but this made me
I call it Italy - never would say italia
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LadyBug1209
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Re: Do you pronounce it Italia or Italy?
If I'm speaking English, it's Italy.
If I'm speaking Italian, it's Italia.
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