Yes, one strand is spaghetto (from spago, string. Spaghetto means literally small string). But nobody uses it, unless you are from Rome so you say, in dialect, "famose du' spaghi" (let's have spaghetti: literal translation: "let's have two strings!!!) Now you did not really mean you had sleepless nights about this!
Faskinating!
!!!
Great thread guys and gals, made my day. So far three chuckles in one thread, "pinched my ass", "spaghetto" and last but not least "bishop job". Also one trip to the dictionary for the word of the day, pedagoguery. Being from L.A.(that is Lower Alabama), if you eat grits, can you have one grit?
Yes, one strand is spaghetto (from spago, string. Spaghetto means literally small string). But nobody uses it, unless you are from Rome so you say, in dialect, "famose du' spaghi" (let's have spaghetti: literal translation: "let's have two strings!!!) Now you did not really mean you had sleepless nights about this!
Faskinating!
Lol
Great thread guys and gals, made my day. So far three chuckles in one thread, "pinched my ass", "spaghetto" and last but not least "bishop job". Also one trip to the dictionary for the word of the day, pedagoguery. Being from L.A.(that is Lower Alabama), if you eat grits, can you have one grit?
that's the spirit, man About "eat grits" what does it mean to "eat grits"?
Great thread guys and gals, made my day. So far three chuckles in one thread, "pinched my ass", "spaghetto" and last but not least "bishop job". Also one trip to the dictionary for the word of the day, pedagoguery. Being from L.A.(that is Lower Alabama), if you eat grits, can you have one grit?
that's the spirit, man About "eat grits" what does it mean to "eat grits"?
Here we go ... I´ve also never really known what grits are ... to me it has always sounded like eating dirt, but more painful ...
According to the online Merriam Webster Dictionary the correct pronounciation of "fianchetto" is \ˌfē-ən-ˈke-(ˌ)tō, -ˈche-\
Apparently both pronounciations "ke" and "che" are acceptable.
The MW dictionary is the American authority for the English language and is accepted as such by most scholars, intellectuals and educational institutions.
Now we might as well get around to the correct way to pronounce Pirc...
Now we might as well get around to the correct way to pronounce Pirc...
peerts
Some of my friends have pircings ...
Now we might as well get around to the correct way to pronounce Pirc...
peerts
The online Merriam Webster Dictionary does not list Pirc. Wikipedia does list Pirc but does not give a pronounciation. The man who this opening was named for was Slovonian so if there are any of his countrymen reading this maybe they can tell us what the correct pronounciation is.
there is nothing more tedious than chess pedagoguery over pronouncications
language changes over time to meet the needs of a culture
It's not that tedious, I thought that many english speaking people may be interested in knowing the origin of words from other languages and how they are pronounced. Okay, now it sounds tedious, but I did not think it was
yes but thing is this info is already readily availabe for anyone that wishes to seek and know it
having this level of discussion over these issues (3 pages) is really the nadir of internet forum postings and would instead be better served in an article or blog becauase really, what is there to discuss?
now a lot of people will go and look for nadir in the dictionary. You know this? You should have said "the lower point" Anyway this is Internet: you can create a lame thread (clearly you think this is one of the kind) or an incredibly interesting one and people will just jump in regardless. This is how internet works, right? And you know what: I like it for this. Because it is its nature.
This was my first thread, I did not think people would find it either so horribly lame or excruciatingly interesting. I just made my point 
having this level of discussion over these issues (3 pages) is really the nadir of internet forum postings and would instead be better served in an article or blog becauase really, what is there to discuss?
You disappoint me - the thread´s informative, friendly, humorous, and so far completely troll-free ... show me another thread here with these three characteristics! 
chess navel gazing at is stultifyingly finest here
That´s more like it - more Latin!
having this level of discussion over these issues (3 pages) is really the nadir of internet forum postings and would instead be better served in an article or blog becauase really, what is there to discuss?
You disappoint me - the thread´s informative, friendly, humorous, and so far completely troll-free ... show me another thread here with these three characteristics!
thumbs up. Also I was careful to name my thread in a way that it is clear what it is about. If one already knows - or think to know - how Fianchetto should be pronounced is free to NOT reading the thread. If you read the thread it means that you are a bit curious.
Another bad one here in the States is "Pirc". Almost everyone you talk to here will pronounce it "perk", when it's actually closer to "pierce".
This is the reason why words and names should really be respelled when used in another language. The French for example, have long respelled Vladimir Putin as Poutine...
Oh you guys! Group hug!
Oh you guys! Group hug!
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Anyway I suffer a wee bit when I hear "fiantchetto" but I suppose this is my problem, not everybody's
I am also trying to cope with the word "panini" (roll or sandwich). In Italian "panini" is plural. So you have "due panini" (two rolls) and so on. If you mean one roll you would say "un paninO". So yes, I suffer a bit when I hear someone saying "I just had a panini", as much as I suffer a bit when I hear someone saying "I will have two paniniS"
lol
Yes, one strand is spaghetto (from spago, string. Spaghetto means literally small string). But nobody uses it, unless you are from Rome so you say, in dialect, "famose du' spaghi" (let's have spaghetti: literal translation: "let's have two strings!!!) Now you did not really mean you had sleepless nights about this!
Faskinating!