The Italian man who went to Malta -- pronunciation matters

[Kondorosi]

YouTube - The Italian Man Who Went to Malta - Fimo Version EPROSEC 2ºC

[Linguist__]

And yet, apart from 'fork', he pronounces the other words correctly!

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[BobK]

And yet, apart from 'fork', he pronounces the other words correctly!

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I haven't been to YouTube yet, but I have a feeling I can guess what 'fork' stands for . Maybe this is something to with the teaching of English in Italy. It was in Italy that I was once told to 'fork off', and I could tell from the context that cutlery was not involved...

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[Kondorosi]

It was in Italy that I was once told to 'fork off', and I could tell from the context that cutlery was not involved...

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It was in Columbia that I was once told to "fork off" and I could tell from the context I should run, otherwise cutlery would be involved: a big machete.

[Williamyh]

And yet, apart from 'fork', he pronounces the other words correctly!

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Hi Linguist, Do you think some grammar incorrect? e.g two piece (to piss) without s, should be "two pieces", in fast speaking, "two piece" are very similar to "to piss", right?

[Linguist__]

Piece and piss don't sound like each other. No more so than 'feast' and 'fist'. Piece and peace sound the same in all contexts. Piss only sounds like piss.

[Tdol]

Hi Linguist, Do you think some grammar incorrect

Yes, but if it were perfect, the guy would probably have had a lovely holiday.