Finally, I own some Campy.
01-23-20, 03:25 PM
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I do respect the sentiment.
01-23-20, 09:30 PM
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Even Campagnolo accepts Campy.
But don't say grouppo, please!
But don't say grouppo, please!
01-24-20, 04:35 AM
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I'm totally able to pronounce Cahmpanyolo, but it's too many syllables for an Aussie to bother with.
01-24-20, 05:57 AM
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Abbreviations also aren't really "incorrect" so it's more "people being bothered by told their acceptable use of language is incorrect". Much like I'd be bothered if someone told me I had to put on a shirt and tie to go grocery shopping.
01-24-20, 05:58 AM
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01-24-20, 07:33 AM
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I’ve always said Campag. It’s the accepted nomenclature in the UK and Ireland. In early 90’s, pre-Celtic Tiger Dublin, talking about Campag was always purely aspirational. I knew one lad who had delta brakes. I was very jealous of him. It seemed as unattainable and beyond afffordability as a $265 corkscrew. Calling it “Campag” made it sound exotic.
“Campy” sounds like a mascot, like a bear in a Cub Scout uniform used to sell bike parts to kids.
“Campy” sounds like a mascot, like a bear in a Cub Scout uniform used to sell bike parts to kids.
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01-24-20, 03:16 PM
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"Probably native English speakers who cannot pronounce foreign languages if their life depended on it.
Give it a break and stop the hate.
Give it a break and stop the hate.
01-24-20, 04:38 PM
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Campy, not Campag, the official nickname.
01-24-20, 04:44 PM
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Things fall apart, the centre can't hold. Resign yourself to entropy, man
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Oh hey, this bugged me... Anyone sufficiently fluent in English is all over foreign pronunciation, thanks to the fact that English is a total *****, having soaked up terms from all over, particularly Europe.
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