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minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·5 months agoIf “Bologna” is “baloney”, should “Cologne” be “caloney” or “calonay”? Or colony, it’s a cognate of the roman place name “Colonia Agrippina”.
minus-squareThe Octonaut@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·5 months ago If “Bologna” is “baloney” It’s not
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoUSians have decided so, and they’re certainly not going to start using the Italian pronunciation! If they were that smart, they’d already do it (it’s not hard to say ‘Bolonya’).
minus-squareReginaPhalange@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoI defend with “Colonia Agrippina” only if the enemy knows both Capo Ferro and Thibault. Of course they rarely realize I’m not left handed.
minus-squareZwiebel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoColonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium or CCAA was the name. Today it’s Köln tho so good luck with that :p
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoAnd people make fun of Germans for using long words Ü
If “Bologna” is “baloney”, should “Cologne” be “caloney” or “calonay”? Or colony, it’s a cognate of the roman place name “Colonia Agrippina”.
It’s not
Buh-log-nuh
USians have decided so, and they’re certainly not going to start using the Italian pronunciation! If they were that smart, they’d already do it (it’s not hard to say ‘Bolonya’).
I defend with “Colonia Agrippina” only if the enemy knows both Capo Ferro and Thibault. Of course they rarely realize I’m not left handed.
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium or CCAA was the name. Today it’s Köln tho so good luck with that :p
And people make fun of Germans for using long words Ü