When you talk about that country that's shaped like a boot, do you call it, "Italy" or, "Itly"?

[FunkyMonkee]

[SamIam96]

In The United States, we pronounce Italy, it-al-lee, with three syllables.

[FunkyMonkee]

Most of us do but, my mom's family always said, It-lee.

[SamIam96]

I grew up in a town that was mostly Italian and Polish immigrants. Some of the Italian Americans pronounced it that way, too.

[FunkyMonkee]

Interesting! The next door neighbors up here were probably 2nd generation Italians, still had a bit of an accent, and I don't recall them ever saying it that way.

[Cidknee]

It-aly. Crisp, pristine. Slight pause but not so you notice.

[AyChingao]

Proper pronunciation would be ih-TAHL-ya

[FunkyMonkee]

Yes, IN Italy.

[purplepoppy]

Always pronounced Italy here

[purplepoppy]

The real question is how do you pronounce the I? I'm in the ee camp

[FunkyMonkee]

It-ally

[KostasKouvalis]

In the US we more pronounce it, Ih doh lee

[FunkyMonkee]

We do? I've never heard of that before! It-ah-lee.

[KostasKouvalis]

https://voca.ro/17A6jg2plxkR

[exitseven]

It is Italy.