still more on _Ital_

[Tom Zurinskas]

Edison in his first ever recorded speech in 1919 clearly says Eye-talians (~Iettalyinz) at minute 1:04  http://www.cyberbeelearning.com/edison/letusnotforget.mp3

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk







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> Eyetie /./ n. & adj. 1. Esp. Mil. An Italian; . used derisively.
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> 1919 Athenaeum (Aug. 22) 791.
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> 2. the Italian language.
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> 1945 Yank (July 27) 22 ...
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> Itie, n. & adj. Esp. Mil. Italian; Eyetie.-often used derisively.
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> 1941 (cited in Partridge DSUE (ed. 7) ..
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