Germans tend to overdo proper pronunciation of english terms, especially when it comes to names of cities or names, "Koloredo" comes to mind here, so I vote for rather using improper pronunciation in your own tongue instead of false foreign pronunciation. But I think we are getting off topic here....
Michael Schmid Oberammergau Germany
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-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] Im Auftrag von Kurt Sperry Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. September 2008 20:56 An: Jack Fortune Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Betreff: Re: [CR]Alex Singer, correction pronounciation
> What would be the correct "English way" to pronounce Cinelli?
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> regards,
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> Jack Fortune
> Eugene, Oregon USA
I've gotten "nice Sinelli!" a few times.
I think one should if capable try to emulate native pronunciations. Americans are generally sufficiently insular as it stands.
Kurt Sperry
Bellingham, Washington
USA