phonetically pronounce campagnolo?
06-19-05 | 05:04 AM
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Cam-pag-nolo or just Campy if in doubt.
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06-19-05 | 05:23 AM
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kahm-pahn-NYOH-lo
(i spoke fairly passable GI italian back in the day...)
edit: emphasis added thanks to CdCf's post, but disagree with his phonetics on first two syllabels (sp?)
edit #2: 3rd syllable edited after gcasillo's feedback (whose surname lends him some authority on the subject...), but am sticking to the first two syllables until a real live native born guineau steps up and sets us all straight.. (note: being 1/2 italian allows the use of 'guineau'...)
(i spoke fairly passable GI italian back in the day...)
edit: emphasis added thanks to CdCf's post, but disagree with his phonetics on first two syllabels (sp?)
edit #2: 3rd syllable edited after gcasillo's feedback (whose surname lends him some authority on the subject...), but am sticking to the first two syllables until a real live native born guineau steps up and sets us all straight.. (note: being 1/2 italian allows the use of 'guineau'...)
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06-19-05 | 06:00 AM
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Cawmp-awn-yo-lo is good enough. With a side of gnocchi.
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06-19-05 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by CdCf
kum-pun-YO-loh
this is the closest to my pronounciation. with a very long YOOOOO...
but I like to roll the 'r' in es - prrrrrrrr - esso too.
gli italiani pazzeschi mi hanno reso l'opinione quello!
06-19-05 | 06:59 AM
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The pronounciation is very similar to Colnago. 
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06-19-05 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
nothin' more pretentious that someone with a strong Aussie or US accent pronouncing "Campagnolo" with strong Italian accent
06-19-05 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
nothin' more pretentious that someone with a strong Aussie or US accent pronouncing "Campagnolo" with strong Italian accent
06-19-05 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Jaco
What if you speak Italian but are American?
Le lingue andare in bicicletta e di amore sono internazionali.
Ora metta sopra i vostri shorts della bici e parli me in italiano.
06-19-05 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Jaco
What if you speak Italian but are American?
.....unnecessary. The only odd exception I make is for Italians, or people with Italian parents who've probably heard Italian words and names pronounced with the accent their whole life, and saying "Campagnolo" with a U.S. or Aussie accent may sound strange (or "foreign"?
) to them.It's just like someone odering a cappuccino and a latte with an Italian accent -- there's no point.
It's not as if the words "cappuccino", "latte" or "Campagnolo" will be misunderstood in the U.S. if they're spoken with a U.S. accent.
This is actually a pet peeve of mine.
I often hear people using the "sexy" western European accents, but I never hear anyone using a strong Chinese accent to order Chinese food, and I've never heard anyone use an Indian accent to read out the names of an Indian cricket team!! I wonder why that it is? Oh yeah, because those accents are considered "trendy"...
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06-19-05 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
It's Cramp-and-go-slow.
confess I'm not a Campy-hater, but don't ride it either - but this is hilarious. Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there!
06-19-05 | 10:26 AM
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You want to know how to pronounce it... then call them when their offices are closed. The message tells you how to say it the way they say it.
1-760-931-0106
It is Camp-an-yolo... that is the way they say it. I know the President of the America's has been working for Campy for 20 years... and that is the way he says it as well.
1-760-931-0106
It is Camp-an-yolo... that is the way they say it. I know the President of the America's has been working for Campy for 20 years... and that is the way he says it as well.
06-19-05 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by pdxtex
how does one phonetically pronounce campagnolo?
Ostuni's version, but I use cam-pag-no-lo when at a shop, since it seems nobody can pronounce it there either.
For real fun, see how many different names they call marzocchi, motobecane, botecchia, etc.