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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Hummmm....

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

I remember the pronunciation being something like "chim-a'-boo-ee" in that the last syllable doesn't have the punch of the earlier ones. But my memory is notoriously unreliable these days.

And I even made a demo Cimabue for a Medieval/Renaissance class, so shame on me.