Apropos of absolutely nothing

[ksmith]

Names. Pronunciation.

During my art major days, I took an overview course in Renaissance Art. One of the Italian painters we studied was Cimabue, whose name, according to our instructor, was pronounced "chim-a'-boo-ay".

So. Paul Tagliabue, the NFL commish. He is, iirc, Italian. Everyone pronounces his name "tag'-lee-a-boo", but should it be pronounced "tah-lee-a'-boo-ay"?

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[stevenagy.livejournal.com]

Hindsight in my case would amount to around a cool quarter million as far as comics go. I used to own the Spider-Man issue where Gwen Stacy died at the hands of the Green Goblin. It's auctioned for at least that much.