who pronounces Italian "eyetalian"

[pstokely]

people who eat at Olive Garden

[Brucey]

1. Love Italian food... never say eye-talian!

[Abe Linkman]

2. The same people who pronounce..

Iraq EyeRack

Iran EyeRan

You're your

Advice Advise

Regardless Irregardless

Book Buck

Pill Pell

Jail Jell

Mail Mell

Golf Goff

Insurance INNsurance

Tennessee TENN UH see

Massachusetts Massa TOO sits

Nuclear New Clear energy (del Sol)

[Blue-Jay]

3. My dad says "Eye-talian"

He also says A-Rab. Oy. It's a wonder I've made it this far in life.

[Logansquare]

6. That's an "Ahiya" thing

"Ohio" for the rest of you. My dad also said "pie-anna"

[newyawker99]

9. Congrats Logansquare!! 200 posts

:toast:

[Logansquare]

16. newyawker--you're everywhere!

:-)

[Piperay]

4. My mother did

she said "if it was a good enough pronouciation for Jimmy Carter to use it was good enough for her". Oh well, she was a sweetie and a good Democrat but she had her quirks. :shrug: I miss her. :-(

[Rowdyboy]

5. My grandfather did...

but he died 25 years ago...

[trof]

7. Everyone south of the Mason-Dixon line?

Well, most of us.
There is a town in Alabama called Aye-Rab.
Not Arab.
:shrug:

[david_vincent]

8. Cairo, Illinois

is pronounced Kay-row

[trof]

20. Like the syrup.

[Skittles]

11. ooh

I LIKE that bumper sticker

[trof]

19. I'll share.

Found it at www.stickergiant.com
You're welcome to use it too.

[bbernardini]

10. Don't know about "eyetalian", but around Philadelphia...

...lots of people say "It-lee" when referring to the country "Eyetalians" come from.

[Breezy du Nord]

12. Or when people say "sa-DAMN"

That bugs me!

[Raenelle]

13. I grew up in an Italian neighborhood--never used "eyetalian" or

heard it used.

[HEyHEY]

14. MY FUCKING DAD!

And it drives me insans...I always say ...."IS THERE A COUNTRY CALLED EYETALY????"

[SPICYHOT]

15. mostly i don't do

since i'm trying to be good in english, but i think in the news i heard that a lot

[BrotherBuzz]

17. Third and fourth generation Italian

ranchers and farmers in California's central valley proudly call themselves "eyetalian".

[eauclaireliberal]

18. "eyetalian" IS kind of annoying

but I really don't get bothered too much about it. There's a lot more to get annoyed about than that.

Being called an "Italian-American" annoys me a lot more than "eyetalian."

Umm-I was born in the U.S.A...I love my country (just not the groin-cookies that are "in charge"). Therefore I am an American.

I have never been to the "Old country." Maybe I'll visit it someday. Maybe not.

BTW-Olive Garden, Sabbaro are the McD's of "Italian food." I prefer places like Giovanni's in Milwaukee.