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How to talk like Tony Soprano...

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker CalBRE #01815282

or at least be able to pronounce John Contabile's name like an Italian!

OK, so since 99% of the population has a difficult time pronouncing my name, I thought it would make a great first blog post.  Here goes...

In Italian, all the vowels are pronounced, so Contabile (which means "accountant" or some similar variation) is pronounced:

cone  taah  BEE  lay (with the stress on the third syllable)

There you go!

Ciao!

John

Eric Olson
Sky Realty - Austin, TX
Nice explanation.  I almost had it right but that stress on the third part got me. Welcome to AR.
Jul 26, 2007 03:50 PM
Charles Blumenkehl
Blue Asset Management - Wayne, NJ

John, I'm not Italian, but I feel your pain. To this day, people call me Blue sometimes becasue they can't pronouce (or choose not to try) my last name!

Good Luck!

Jul 26, 2007 03:56 PM
Herb Hamilton
RE/MAX Preferred Inc. Realtors - Portland, OR
Real Estate Broker ,CDPE, Downtown Portland
The Funny thing is that in all of the seasons of The Sopranos. Tony never talked like an Italian. I alwasy took him for more of a Polock.
Jul 26, 2007 04:30 PM
Rosemary Brooks
BMC Real Estate - 209-910-3706 - Stockton, CA
The Mother & Daughter Realty Team
Interesting post.  I am not Italian, no idea how to talk the language.  Its hard enough to understand when talk is fast!
Jul 27, 2007 02:31 AM
Thesa Chambers
West + Main - Bend, OR
Principal Broker - Licensed in Oregon

I would have thought it was

con ta be lee

just goes to show you never know.... thanks for the explanation

Aug 05, 2007 01:17 PM