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- Flicknifer
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Beltrame
How do you really pronounce his name?
Is it Bel-trah-may or Bel-traim?
My Italian is nonexistent.
Is it Bel-trah-may or Bel-traim?
My Italian is nonexistent.
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Re: Beltrame
Your first pronunciation is correct I believe
Re: Beltrame
I would imagine there's emphasis on the second syllable, so it would be Bel-trah'-may.
- Midnight Drums
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Re: Beltrame
It makes more sense when his full name is pronounced.
Franchesco Beltrame.
Franchesco Beltrame.
Re: Beltrame
That sounds nice. Better than my first landlord's name, Thomasino Piscetello (aka "Tommy The Fish", or just "Fish").It makes more sense when his full name is pronounced.
Franchesco Beltrame.
Re: Beltrame
Reminds me of my buddies up in Jersey,"Mikey the Mick","Nicky the Neck" and "Billy the Three Legged Lobster Boy"
Re: Beltrame
When I was a kid my best friend got pelted with tomatoes one time and he was called 'Seeds' for the rest of his life. I think nicknames are really cool.
Re: Beltrame
I've had people tell me it's "Bel-traw-may" but I still read it as (and think of it as) bell-tram
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Re: Beltrame
Fish was a soldier in the Balistrieri family in Milwaukee in the 1970's. He was always involved in petty heists (like cases of shoes) that didn't amount to anything. He was in his early 60's at that time, though, so he knew a lot of the bigger name guys from the 30's and 40's.
I never thought to ask what knife he carried, though.
I never thought to ask what knife he carried, though.
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Re: Beltrame
Hi everyone and greetings from Italy! We pronounce word as it is written... maybe it's difficult to explain...however Beltrame is read Bel-tra-me!!
Re: Beltrame
WhiteShark79, do you mean "me" pronounced as you would in "hi, it's me"?
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Re: Beltrame
Not exactly...the pronounce of "me" is different in Italian because the last letter "e" is not pronounced as in English "i" but is similar to the sound of the world "e-lementary" or, for instance, when you say the word "me-dicine"
Re: Beltrame
Well, now, that's where the confusion comes in.
In english, letters sounding like "i" are pronounced as in "eye".
The pronunciation you give is what I thought it was. Thanks.
In english, letters sounding like "i" are pronounced as in "eye".
The pronunciation you give is what I thought it was. Thanks.
Re: Beltrame
I believe it might be best to say in this case the "e" is silent with a a little emphasis on the "m".
Kind of like "ema" but without fully pronouncing the "a".
Kind of like "ema" but without fully pronouncing the "a".