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tyfromm
06-19-2004, 07:39 AM
How do you pronounce this name?
I assume it is four sylabbles as is the case with most Italian names (one vowel per sylabble). I don't know which sylabble to accent, and which vowel sounds to use.
Kurn, son of Mogh
06-19-2004, 11:11 AM
Depending on whether he drops the last syllable, I'd say "cha-FONE" or cha-FONE-eh"
Eihli
06-19-2004, 11:54 PM
Wow, now that I think about it i guess my "key-a-phone" was way off.
tyfromm
06-20-2004, 07:41 AM
You may be right, but I don't think we have a definitive answer yet.
Some of you Las Vegas folks know him, certainly you can give us the correct answer. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Kurn, son of Mogh
06-20-2004, 08:39 AM
Basic Italian pronunciation
Ciao = CHOW
Chianti = key-AHN-tee
Paul2432
06-20-2004, 12:49 PM
This post from RGP (http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&selm=f9290115.0203120724.e070b04%40post ing.google.com) should clear things up.
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"S. Lyle \"Sly\" Raymond" <slyraymond@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<Xns91CDEB8252FEFslyraymondearthlinkn@207.217 .77.26>...
> I've asked this before and not gotten a response:
>
> What is the correct pronounciation for "Ciaffone?"
I sent Mr. Ciaffone e-mail and got this response (and permission to post):
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My grandfather came to the US from Italy as a child in the late 1800's.
Instead of using the correct cha fone' (rhymes with Capone) he simply used
the pronunciation of the NYC people, shuh FOE nee. I simply went by my
father's pronunciation, taken from my grandfather.
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I guess that's authoritative. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
--JMike
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Paul
tyfromm
06-20-2004, 01:20 PM
[ QUOTE ]
This post from RGP (http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&selm=f9290115.0203120724.e070b04%40post ing.google.com) should clear things up.
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"S. Lyle \"Sly\" Raymond" <slyraymond@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<Xns91CDEB8252FEFslyraymondearthlinkn@207.217 .77.26>...
> I've asked this before and not gotten a response:
>
> What is the correct pronounciation for "Ciaffone?"
I sent Mr. Ciaffone e-mail and got this response (and permission to post):
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My grandfather came to the US from Italy as a child in the late 1800's.
Instead of using the correct cha fone' (rhymes with Capone) he simply used
the pronunciation of the NYC people, shuh FOE nee. I simply went by my
father's pronunciation, taken from my grandfather.
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I guess that's authoritative. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
--JMike
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Paul
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Thanks, now I can change my handle to Al Ciaffone Jr. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Kurn, you were quite close (closer than me), well done!
Here are the other answers from the rgp thread:
ShaFonz
Shaf-own
Sha-phonie
She-a-phonie
Cha Phone E
sha PHONE e
Chee'afoneh
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