Italian-Americanisms? or regionalisms?
Steve Boatti
Ittaob at AOL.COM
Mon Jul 8 01:25:16 UTC 2002
In a message dated 7/7/02 9:05:57 PM, laurence.horn at YALE.EDU writes:
<< I don't know if "abeets" (apizza) for
"pizza" extends beyond the villages that populated New Haven's
Wooster Street neighborhood in the early 20th century. Anyone
outside New Haven come across this pronunciation? >>
The pronunciation "abeets" is common in NY and I believe elsewhere in the US
among southern Italian-Americans. However, the spelling "apizza", which one
sees on pizza parlors in and around New Haven, I have never seen anywhere
else.
Steve Boatti
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