Now you may ask how I learned of this in Italy? Well, the answer is simple. I went for TWO WHOLE WEEKS saying grazie with the silent e until someone was polite enough to say its graziE with the E!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Lesson #4 Grazi-E!
So the major question of the day: Is is Grazie or GraziE? With emphasis on the E . . . No one really knows. Apparently, depending on the region you are in, the pronunciation varies. In America, I was taught to say thanks was grazie with a silent e, and to say thank you was graziE with the E emphasized at the end. Well, that is a load of crock. Thanks = Thank you no matter your pronunciation . . .
Now you may ask how I learned of this in Italy? Well, the answer is simple. I went for TWO WHOLE WEEKS saying grazie with the silent e until someone was polite enough to say its graziE with the E!
Lesson #4: Grazi-E not Grazie
Now you may ask how I learned of this in Italy? Well, the answer is simple. I went for TWO WHOLE WEEKS saying grazie with the silent e until someone was polite enough to say its graziE with the E!
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