GRGR(7) von Goll

James F. Bisso JBISSO at us.oracle.com
Tue Dec 17 18:55:30 CST 1996


stencil at bcn.net (stencil) wrote: 
 
>isn't _von Goll_  pretty close to 
>the way a monoglot American would pronounce the last of _zuppa di 
>pesce e vognole_ 
 
I believe that last word should be _vongole_ "clams". 
 
I always assumed that von Goell (with Umlaut) was pronounced similarly to "fun 
girl" in American English. Up there with "J.A.M.F." and "Gaily Tripping". 
 
jim



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