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Funiculi Funicula was the subject of some discussion at the family gathering, mainly about how could the commentators get the pronunciation so consistently wrong.

I suppose it's an element of the curse of the classical education, even if 'Funiculi Funicula' itself isn't classical Latin (but late C19 Italian/Neopolitan).

The one good thing about Frencesca Cumani is that she would never have got that wrong and she really should have been on to the team in advance to advise them about the pronunciation.

Then again, if Chapman refuses to accept when Kevin Blake sets him straight face to face on the pronunciation of a horse's nme maybe it would be a waste of time.

Perceval Legallois was another to have his name regularly mispronounced today.

I know that there are more important things that I should get het up about but this is national television and they have a duty to set standards.

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2698090" data-attributes="member: 65242">Funiculi Funicula was the subject of some discussion at the family gathering, mainly about how could the commentators get the pronunciation so consistently wrong.I suppose it&#039;s an element of the curse of the classical education, even if &#039;Funiculi Funicula&#039; itself isn&#039;t classical Latin (but late C19 Italian/Neopolitan).The one good thing about Frencesca Cumani is that she would never have got that wrong and she really should have been on to the team in advance to advise them about the pronunciation.Then again, if Chapman refuses to accept when Kevin Blake sets him straight face to face on the pronunciation of a horse&#039;s nme maybe it would be a waste of time.Perceval Legallois was another to have his name regularly mispronounced today.I know that there are more important things that I should get het up about but this is national television and they have a duty to set standards.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2698090, member: 65242"] Funiculi Funicula was the subject of some discussion at the family gathering, mainly about how could the commentators get the pronunciation so consistently wrong. I suppose it's an element of the curse of the classical education, even if 'Funiculi Funicula' itself isn't classical Latin (but late C19 Italian/Neopolitan). The one good thing about Frencesca Cumani is that she would never have got that wrong and she really should have been on to the team in advance to advise them about the pronunciation. Then again, if Chapman refuses to accept when Kevin Blake sets him straight face to face on the pronunciation of a horse's nme maybe it would be a waste of time. Perceval Legallois was another to have his name regularly mispronounced today. I know that there are more important things that I should get het up about but this is national television and they have a duty to set standards. [/QUOTE]

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