Why did/do Italian characters in The Sopranos say a lot of their native foods without the vowel at the end, like "mozzarel" "antipast" "proshoot", "manigoht", "rigaht" and let's not forget "gabagool" (capicola)! etc.?
shareBecause they're stupid, that's why, and jealous. They disrespect proud Italian names and named Phil after a ballet costume.
shareNow I'm happy with the dubbed version. ♥
shareYou notice they do the same with their names too? Corleone, Carmine, Pravone, etc. They pronounce it like Americans do, being Italian is a far distant 2nd, they are more Americans now.
I had an American boss who wanted to change my name Nena because it was too difficult to say and pronounce for them.
Porca Madonna!
shareLanguages change. None of them speak Italian, they only know those expressions, which, because their mouths have become used to speaking US English, they have trouble pronouncing correctly. Example - antipast (instead of antipasto/i), which they pronounce "E-ntipeist". Italian involves a lot more facial muscles, than US English.
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