Except that: (a) the actual local nome is Turìn (with a French u sound, and an accent on the final i); it has always been like that in our local Piedmontese language, and - correctly - this is the version used in all European languages (French, English, German, Spanish), with the only exception of Portuguese (where it is Turim); Torino (and, in the 16th and 17th centuries, even Turino) were and are attempts at Italianizing our original name; (b) if anyone were writing or speaking Italian the way Norman Chad does (probably using an automatic translator), he would instantly win the Broccolino Prize for Pidgin Italian. Sorry for the linguistic hubris, I love the Post and above all your blog.

Brian Williams had a segment on last night about this issue. It was kind of a stupid segment, but at least NBC is acknowledging it. The conclusion was that Torino is how the locals want it pronounced. But Brian didn't talk about whether this meant all of NBC will start referring to Roma, Firenze, etc.

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