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Old 25-03-2008   #14 (Post Link)
Ralf S.
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Re: Mi.To?

I don't get the negative moaning about the name.

Cagiva made a 125cc GP replica motorbike called the Mito and the 17-18 year old plebian yoofs who bought it managed to say "Mito" (pr. "Mee-Toh" according to the Younger Mrs S.) without any problems, stoopid jokes, forced pronounciations or whinging that (in whiney voice) "the Brits can't say it".

Don't be so immature people.. The Brits WILL be able to pronounce it and they won't want their (first?) Italian car to be called an "English" name.

"Mi" as in "Milano" (Not Milan-oh.. but rather the Italian pronounciation "Mee-lah-no")
"To" as in "Torino" (Who says "Toe-rino..? It's "To" as in "Top", so "Toh-Ree-No" ...any fule noe.)

Let's just get on with it fellas.. we should be the people who struggle the least with this..


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