So, what are you all eating today?

[Peewit]

I found out in Italy that the Italians pronounce it "bruh SKET uh". I've heard a total of one English-speaker (Tim Minchin) pronounce it correctly.

[benhall.1]

I found out in Italy that the Italians pronounce it "bruh SKET uh". I've heard a total of one English-speaker (Tim Minchin) pronounce it correctly.

I pronounce it correctly. It drives me nuts that people don't. It's like the word 'lingerie'. I cannot for the life of me see why people almost universally pronounce it as 'lon-zher-ray'. Wha???

[dwest]

I found out in Italy that the Italians pronounce it "bruh SKET uh". I've heard a total of one English-speaker (Tim Minchin) pronounce it correctly.

The first time we had bruschetta was in Italy I've always pronounced it the way I was told. What drives me crazy is folks around here think bruschetta comes in a jar.

[emmline]

I found out in Italy that the Italians pronounce it "bruh SKET uh". I've heard a total of one English-speaker (Tim Minchin) pronounce it correctly.

The first time we had bruschetta was in Italy I've always pronounced it the way I was told. What drives me crazy is folks around here think bruschetta comes in a jar.

Because, and you know this, people who have had more exposure to French and/or German than Italian are not aware that ch makes a hard sound in the latter. I only know (and I have to stop and think about it at that) because I took a voice class once, and had to learn Vittoria Mio Core (which I don't recommend to anyone.)

I pronounce it correctly. It drives me nuts that people don't. It's like the word 'lingerie'. I cannot for the life of me see why people almost universally pronounce it as 'lon-zher-ray'. Wha???

How do you pronounce it Ben? I'm only asking because, after watching Downton Abbey, I am aware that the fellow who brushes dust off the rich guy's jacket is--in England--the VAL-ett, whereas over here we're more apt to French-i-fry it and say val-AY.

So, as for ladies undies...lon-zher-ee, as in the French, or something more anglified? Of course the RAY has no place.

But to try to make a sweeping conciliatory observation, unless we are MTGuru, we are unlikely to know the pronunciation rules of every language and tend, therefore, to repeat what we hear.

[crookedtune]

repeat what we hear.

[I.D.10-t]

All this talk about proper pronunciation and no one is using the International Phonetic Alphabet? This over a fancy kind of garlic bread? I guess I have a functionalist view of communication and when sharing recipes like my frittata will often change the name to "egg bake" depending on the audience. Pronouncing a word correctly doesn't mean much if the person you are talking to doesn't understand you.

[dwest]

All this talk about proper pronunciation and no one is using the International Phonetic Alphabet? This over a fancy kind of garlic bread? I guess I have a functionalist view of communication and when sharing recipes like my frittata will often change the name to "egg bake" depending on the audience. Pronouncing a word correctly doesn't mean much if the person you are talking to doesn't understand you.

It's not really garlic bread it's olive oil bread and definitely not fancy, now frittata...well the next thing ya know we'll be talking quiche or a tortilla española.

When is lunch exactly?