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Pronunciation of "Giovanni"

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  • 03-02-2008 1:45pm
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    fricatus
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    A lot of us are going to be saying this name over the next few days it seems, so as an Italian speaker, can I be allowed up onto my linguistic high horse and tell people how to pronounce it, if not correctly, at least acceptably?

    It's "Jo-VAN-ny"... OK? Not "Jee-oh-VANny".

    If you can hold the double "N", then you're really getting it right, but the main thing is that you don't pronounce the first "I" at all. It's just there to tell you to pronounce the "G" as a "J" and not as a hard "G" (as in "go").

    RTE Sports department, please take note...

    If you think I'm being OTT, that this all doesn't matter, just ask yourself, how used you feel when Maggie Thatcher would refer to our "Two-shock" as Charles "Hockey"?


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    pickarooney
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    Why are lots of people going to be attempting to say Giovanni over the next few days?


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    huh... i thought it was jee-oh-VANny


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    FlutterinBantam
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    fricatus wrote: »
    A lot of us are going to be saying this name over the next few days it seems, so as an Italian speaker, can I be allowed up onto my linguistic high horse and tell people how to pronounce it, if not correctly, at least acceptably?

    It's "Jo-VAN-ny"... OK? Not "Jee-oh-VANny".

    If you can hold the double "N", then you're really getting it right, but the main thing is that you don't pronounce the first "I" at all. It's just there to tell you to pronounce the "G" as a "J" and not as a hard "G" (as in "go").

    RTE Sports department, please take note...

    If you think I'm being OTT, that this all doesn't matter, just ask yourself, how used you feel when Maggie Thatcher would refer to our "Two-shock" as Charles "Hockey"?

    :D:D:D:D:D:D

    Rollin around the frikken floor pissin mesell.

    Surely,,now surely, you don't expect the average irish soccer follower to pronounce that mans name correctly.

    Surely you know that that body of people invariably pronounce 'Italian' as'Eyetalian' won't be arsed pronouncing poor auld Giovanni's name correctly.

    In fact,you can be guaranteed,no,stonewall guaranteed, that they will use any pronunciation other than the correct one that .

    My guess is Giye-o-vanny FTW:D


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    fricatus
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    Why are lots of people going to be attempting to say Giovanni over the next few days?

    Because there's speculation that the next Ireland soccer manager is going to be Giovanni Trappatoni.

    MordÜff wrote: »
    huh... i thought it was jee-oh-VANny

    So did I, until I got giv out to in Italian class! :D


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    fricatus
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    FlutterinBantam wrote: »
    My guess is Giye-o-vanny FTW:D

    Oh God... I can picture the scene in FAI HQ: "How's ih gaowin Giye-o-vanny... welcome to Uireland!"

    Gaaaagggghhhhhhh!!!!


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    faceman
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    Gee
    o-vanny


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    Cathmandooo
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    does it really matter? :rolleyes:

    Ken Doherty will always be 'ken dock-er-ty' on uk tv

    who else do we have :D


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    Endasaurus
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    Guy oh Vanny FTW


    Thats how I always pronounced the Pokemon boss :eek:


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    Heinrich
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    Stronzo!


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    FunkZ
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    Jee-ohhh-vannie

    :D


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    pd101
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    Cathooo wrote: »
    does it really matter? :rolleyes:

    Ken Doherty will always be 'ken dock-er-ty' on uk tv

    who else do we have :D

    They don't know how to pronounce surnames half the time.

    Cahill = Kay-hill
    Keogh = Key-o
    Riordan = Roy-r-dan

    :rolleyes:


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Heinrich wrote: »
    Stronzo!
    :)


    Jove Annie


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    WindSock
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    gee-o-fanny


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    Insect Overlord
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    Cathooo wrote: »
    does it really matter? :rolleyes:

    Ken Doherty will always be 'ken dock-er-ty' on uk tv

    who else do we have :D

    Dunuk O-Kal-ig-an...


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    Mr. CooL ICE
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    Giovanni idea what's going on? I don't...


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    tolosenc
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    Cathooo wrote: »
    'ken dock-er-ty'

    'ken dock-uh-tee'


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    Axwell
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    Well it wont really matter cos if he does get the job, which we will know at 6.30 this evening everyone will probably be calling him "Trappa" anyways in the same way we apply nicknames to most people in football, so make way big Stan for Trappa and dont bother with the Gio Van knee


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    Tha Gopher
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    I knew an Irish Italian called Giovanna, fairly sure everyone pronounced it the "incorrect" way. Cant recall her saying her own name, hmm....

    Maybe its an Italian regional thing. For example, for some bizarre reason alot of people in the Cavan-Monaghan-Fermanagh area (particularly older people) always pronounce the name Hugh as "Q". People known as Hughie are known instead as "Q-ey"!


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    Dyr
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    Probably from machugh or just the whole inbred redneck factor up there


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    Compton
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    true, so true.... ;)
    WindSock wrote: »
    gee-o-fanny


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    Jesus Wept
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    Let's just call him Joe.


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    Drag00n79
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    I'm sure George Hamilton will have his own take on it too! (Remember Yop Stumm? :p)


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    connundrum
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    All you'll hear from the stands is GEEEEEEEEE-OOOOOOOOOO!

    So it doesn'y really matter.


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    pickarooney
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    Will Trappatoni be known as Trappa-Anto around Dubbelin?


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    Pherekydes
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    Don't mind the OP, it's

    ghee oh van eye

    trah PAYT on eye

    And as for the other guy, it's not

    Fab ee oh Cap ell oh

    It's

    Fay bye oh Cay peel oh


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    FlutterinBantam
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    trah PAYT on eye

    No frikken way!!!


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    #28
    fricatus
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    LordChessington wrote: »
    Giovanni idea what's going on? I don't...

    Hehe, very good.


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    Blackpitts
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    it's Trapattoni (1 P 2 Ts)


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    FunkZ
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    Just call him "yer lad with the ball". Or Super Mario.


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    kevmy
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    pd101 wrote: »
    They don't know how to pronounce surnames half the time.

    Cahill = Kay-hill
    Keogh = Key-o
    Riordan = Roy-r-dan

    :rolleyes:
    obl wrote: »
    'ken dock-uh-tee'

    Paul Mac Gra-ITH

    Kevin Mo-RAN


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