martes, octubre 05, 2004
latin-based linguistics 101
Interviewer: Mister . . . uh hhh . . . Mo . . . . . . - . . . . . . yo? [I added an extra set of ellipses because the interviewer really talked that slowly.]
Me: Good Afternoon. It's pronounced Mol - lo.
Interviewer: Oh, so not Mo - yo?
Me: No.
Interviewer: Hmmm . . . my Spanish teacher taught me incorrectly.
Me: [Or, maybe it's not a Spanish name, you dong!] It's an Italian name, sir, thank you.
[Interviewer: Italian, you say? I had a slave from Southern Italy once.]
Me: Good Afternoon. It's pronounced Mol - lo.
Interviewer: Oh, so not Mo - yo?
Me: No.
Interviewer: Hmmm . . . my Spanish teacher taught me incorrectly.
Me: [Or, maybe it's not a Spanish name, you dong!] It's an Italian name, sir, thank you.
[Interviewer: Italian, you say? I had a slave from Southern Italy once.]
