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Originally Posted by poli
English really botches up Italian too. Have you ever heard of the dish
shrimp scampi?  In the USA, a popular drink is called a latte. It's an espresso with steamed milk combo which I am sure is also available at any Starbucks in the UK too. The reality is that latte means milk-- just milk nothing more in Italian.
Portuguese sounds really nice too, and I am surprized you find it odd-sounding. Brazilian Portuguese is especially nice. Written Portuguese is similar to Spanish, even more similar than Italian. |
Yes. We are now infested with coffee houses selling Latte, usually pronounced
Lar-tay. Even worse is McDonalds
Filet au (French) Fish (English).
I agree with you about Brazilian Portuguese, it sounds much softer on the ear than the European variety, which is full of harsh Zh and Sh sounds and strange unpronoucable nasal diphthongs.