Re: CHAT: Tacos et al.

Roger Mills <romilly@...> writes:

> The word pasta (as [pAst@]) was not used in this country until fairly
> recently-- outside of areas with substantial Italian population.  There was
> spaghetti and macaroni, period, usually in Americanized versions that would
> have been anathema in the Old Country.  Thanks to popular figures like Julia
> Child and her Italian counterparts, we now know about manicotti, canelloni,
> mostaccioli, ziti, penne, lasagne and all that happy tribe. And, by and
> large, we pronounce them correctly (tho I'm not sure I've spelled them
> correctly!).
[manI`got] [can@`loni] [mostatS`joli] [zi:4i] [pEne] [l@zanj] and a new one: mozzarella
[mutsa`rEl]

(Tho, i can't say I've heard canelloni and mostacciolli before). Also, I've heard
people from parts of the country NOT New York say stuff like [m&nIka4i] for
manicotti, which would be crazy talk! :)


Elliott

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