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Ivan Kipling

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A woman I knew at the Post Office once told me that the reason why Americans have trouble with other languages, is because the 'American' tongue, uses words. All other languages are gibberish.
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Well, since this old thread has come up, I guess it affords me the opportunity to ask... what is the correct pronunciation of Isaia?
 

ChicagoRon

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I've always assumed it was "I-say-uh"
 

Merckx

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yeah, that's what I've always went with, but I just wanted to be sure.
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Originally Posted by ChicagoRon
I've always assumed it was "I-say-uh"
Nope. It's "EE'- ZUH - EE'- UH." (Or that's as close as I can get to how I've heard an Italian who actually knows Gianluca Isaia pronounce it.) Four syllables with five letters!
 

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Originally Posted by Merckx
Well, since this old thread has come up, I guess it affords me the opportunity to ask... what is the correct pronunciation of Isaia?

And I don't think the old posts were ever difinitive on the pronunciation of Kiton. Anyone definite?
 

Roikins

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Yep, my eye-talian friends always have told me it's Ee-suh-ee-ya for Isaia and Kee-tone for Kiton, only the "tone" part is softer. It's hard to explain... the O is more of a soft than hard O. Just say the Kee loudly and slur the tone part and no one will know.
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Originally Posted by DocHolliday
This is how I pronounce it. And I say "key-tahn."
Exactamundo. That's the consensus. Emphasis on first syllable.
 

ChicagoRon

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Thanks for the tip. I've never had to pronounce Isaia out loud before. Fortunately I was pretty close on Kiton.
 

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