[Trombone-l] How to pronounce Izzo

[Peter Soukup]

How do you pronounce pizza?

Now say Izzo.  Same pronunciation, but with an "Oh" on the end.

Duh.  Right, Tom?

-- 
Pete Soukup
psoukup at sbcglobal.net


> From: Tom Izzo <contrabasstrombone at yahoo.com>
> Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 13:16:25 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Adrian Drover <slide at adios.co.uk>, 'Wes Funderburk'
> <funderbone at earthlink.net>, <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Funderhorns on YouTube
> 
> Adrian & all,
> 
> --- Adrian Drover <slide at adios.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>>> From: trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu
>> [mailto:trombone-l-
>>> 
>>> I have only 4 letters in my last name.
>>> "I-Z-Z-O", and yet it gets mispronounced 7 or 8
>>> different ways, sometimes hourly, sometimes within
>>> seconds.
>> 
>> 
>> So, Tom, azz a matter of interest, what izz the
>> correct pronunciation?
>> 
> 
> hahahaha
> 
> I-Z-Z-O (phonetically in Italian)
> EET-So
> accent on 1st syllable.
> [Italian dictates accent on the sencond to last
> syllable, which would be first in a two syllable word]
> 
> Thanks for asking.
> 
> Tom
> 
>> A.
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> Tom Izzo
> Principal Trombonist, Bristol Renaissance Faire;
> Bass Trombonist, West Suburban Symphony Orchestra;
> Founding Director, The Naperville Area Trombone Ensemble;
> Alto/Tenor/Bass/Contrabass Trombones, Tubas, Euphonium, Bass Trumpet, Electric
> Bass, Timpani & Percussion.
> http://www.Geocities.com/Vienna/Studio/7875/
> (630) 858-7832
> 
> 
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