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"Pizza" or "peet-sah"?
I would not presume to speak for the noble Faldaje, but:
What's the diff between these two, to your silk-purse-ear?
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The latter is merely a phonetic transcription of the former, but then it's a word that is pronounced as one would an Italian word with that spelling.
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The latter is merely a phonetic transcription of the former
Which is what I thought - hence my confusion at the "or" offered by our Silken Moose.
but then it's a word that is pronounced as one would an Italian word with that spelling.
This, I don't get. It is an Italian word with that spelling, and we pronounce it as such. I do believe I have missed your point.
Now I can't even remember where this all started...Oh yeah - the whole Aussie thing. I'm with you, Faldage, the double S suggests to my US'n ear that they should be sounded just like in "class," ('cuz Ozzies've got so much of that).
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I like the Afrikaans Pietsa, but I *really like the Russian where the p i ts ts a looks a lot like the word p i shch a, the word for food
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as one would an Italian word
It's intentionally ambiguous; it covers both possibilities, protecting me against the potential accusation that pizza is only the American name for the food and not Italian at all. You can read my line with the emphasis on Italian or on would.
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potential accusation that pizza is only the American name for the food and not Italian at all
Faldage, mate, I think you been thinkin' too much.
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ENOUGH with the talk of pizza already. Here I am just taking a couple of minutes to peek in before deciding what to make for supper and all I see is pizza this and pizza that...  grrrrr. Dag nabbit, just had to order some...y'all are responsible for my extra three pounds I'll be toting around my waist tomorrow. 
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But belM, it was a word thread, not a food thread.
What kind did you order? Can I have a bit of that really cheesy piece?
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Yaaaaa - pizza's here, pizza's here. Bye folks. Mmmmmmmmmmm pizza's here. but of course Hyla, pull up a chair, I have a piece just for you 
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Dag nabbit! Just got home from work; haven't eaten dinner, and THIS is the first thing I read????
[mouth watering -e]
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