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...troops must rely for pronunciation on the English phonetics which are given for each Italian word. These phonetics provide a reasonable approximation of Italian pronunciation, but many a U.S. soldier will shy like a startled colt at learning that to ask "When does the movie start?" he must say: "ah KAY Ora ko-MEEN-cha eel FEELM?" Or that the homely, familiar phrase "main street" turns out to be "STRAda preen-chee...
...couple of envelopes. But sometimes apparent trouble is easy to solve. While working on George Abbott's Best Foot Forward, Walker was approached by Gene Kelly, who staged the dances for the show. Kelly had definite ideas. Roared he: "The orchestra should go de-bump-bump-bump, wha-ah, crash, zip, bang, de-bump, de-bump, bzzzz, wham!" It's got to be terrific, an earthquake, a tidal wave, the end of the world!" Walker nodded quietly, went back to his office and came up with the Paramount-Public-Fox finish. Kelly was beside himself with delight...
...Comic-strip artists use word distortions for definite purposes - for humor, to indicate common slurrings, to convey the sound of a dialect. Examples (from Smilin' Jack and Popeye): a-gettin' , ah'm, aihport, fergit, yam (for am), ast, certingly, goner (for going...
...spite of this showing, the Presidential Appeal Board last week backed Rocky Mount's draft board in its effort to put a uniform on Kay Kyser. Drawled the Professor (who is nearly blind without glasses, stumbles from a trick knee): "This puts me on a real spot. If ah pass the physical and they give me a band job, people will all say ah've got a soft touch. If ah don't, they'll swear it was a put-up job. Ah hope they give me a job fighting...
...cozy party given by the CRIMSON for in "wartime correspondents." Sat in the Sanetum Sanctorum Seat of Honor, and drank gallops of the punchiest punch Snowball over concocted. Parking our coast in the newsroom made us feel right home-sick for Ye Daily News and Yo Columbia Spectator office. Ah, College Days...