Tonight we watched "Inspector Morse 23: The Death of the Self". Chief Inspector Morse and Sgt. Lewis go to Italy to check on a suspicious death. They work with an Italian detective who spoke Italian now and then to other Italians. His Italian seemed to be Italian.
Then he answered a phone. The Italian custom is to say "Pronto", that is "Ready". However, he said, "Prahntoh", like we say it in the U. S. We learned it as "Prohntoh" in Italy.
It could be that they say the former in Vicenza were the movie took place, but …
Well, I checked the cast and found Georges Corraface as the detective. He is French and
"A classically trained and versatile actor, his gift for languages and his multi-cultural background has enabled him to work in eight languages and an even wider variety of accents."
Is "Prahntoh" used in Vicenza or did his extensive use of English make him lapse into the English pronunciation? Non so! (I don't know!)
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Netflix disappointed me
I've posted a couple of entries how the US Postal Service and Netflix give excellent service in keeping me supplied with movies. If I put a DVD in a mail box, Netflix has it early in the morning of the next delivery day and sends me the next DVD in my queue. I receive that DVD on the next delivery day, in effect, two days turnaround.
I think it was Sunday morning that I woke up wondering if the last DVD I sent back to Netflix even got there. I had to think when and where I put it in the mail. Ah, yes, I watched an Inspector Morse DVD on the night of the Presidential debates, last Wednesday. I put it in the mail box at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, on my way to a University for Seniors class.
Did mail get picked up from that box? I checked my account and it was no longer on my list. Ah, yes, I did get an email that it had been received but I had already deleted it. Then I got an email that the next DVD would be sent for Monday delivery.
Well, that wouldn't happen because Monday was the official Columbus day this year. Then my account said it was not available. I forgotten the other changes for the status that DVD. Finally, the status was that I would get the second DVD in my list on Wednesday and the first DVD would be sent shortly.
Drat, my wife isn't interested in murder mysteries (except Agatha Christie's) and she went to the Twin Cities today. So, I would be able to watch it without disturbing her.
Oh, well, the bright side, maybe, is that I wrote that "delightful" critique of the political parties at http://magree.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-true-names-of-republicans-and.html. If you read that, I hope you are pleased that I didn't watch a DVD instead. If you were pleased, I hope you'll let me know if you see me.
I think it was Sunday morning that I woke up wondering if the last DVD I sent back to Netflix even got there. I had to think when and where I put it in the mail. Ah, yes, I watched an Inspector Morse DVD on the night of the Presidential debates, last Wednesday. I put it in the mail box at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, on my way to a University for Seniors class.
Did mail get picked up from that box? I checked my account and it was no longer on my list. Ah, yes, I did get an email that it had been received but I had already deleted it. Then I got an email that the next DVD would be sent for Monday delivery.
Well, that wouldn't happen because Monday was the official Columbus day this year. Then my account said it was not available. I forgotten the other changes for the status that DVD. Finally, the status was that I would get the second DVD in my list on Wednesday and the first DVD would be sent shortly.
Drat, my wife isn't interested in murder mysteries (except Agatha Christie's) and she went to the Twin Cities today. So, I would be able to watch it without disturbing her.
Oh, well, the bright side, maybe, is that I wrote that "delightful" critique of the political parties at http://magree.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-true-names-of-republicans-and.html. If you read that, I hope you are pleased that I didn't watch a DVD instead. If you were pleased, I hope you'll let me know if you see me.
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