Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1197 times:
So I've heard the city referred to as both Torino and Turin, and it is Torino on the official Olympic websites. What's the deal with the names?
AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18805 posts, RR: 64 Reply 1, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1195 times:
Same as Venezia/Venice, Roma/Rome. The Italian way of spelling it. If you're ever there and want to take the train to Paris, look for the one heading to Parigi, and you'll be fine.
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 3, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1173 times:
FDXmech From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3251 posts, RR: 38 Reply 5, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1133 times:
PHLBOS From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 7251 posts, RR: 25 Reply 6, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1132 times:
Prior to this year's Olympics, if someone said, "Torino"; I would think of this:
And if someone mentioned "Turin"; I would think of this:
"TransEastern! You'll feel like you've never left the ground because we treat you like dirt!" SNL Parady ad circa 1981
Kevinl1011 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 2964 posts, RR: 51 Reply 8, posted (7 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1090 times:
Quoting PHLBOS (Reply 6): Prior to this year's Olympics, if someone said, "Torino"; I would think of this:
That's what I was thinking and wondering who makes the "Turin"? Is it a sports car?
Actually...I am the proud owner of a '70 Torino GT, 429 CJ.(like the one PHLBOS posted but not a convertible). It's not a rocket ship, as it weighs slightly under what the Queen Mary weighs, but once you get it rolling, it pulls and pulls and.....
NeilYYZ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1045 times:
The collective morons at the CBC have decided to call it both, I'm not sure if they were just too stupid to not catch that mistake as they had both spellings as headlines on their website, or they're too indecisive to make up their minds...
IAH777 From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 0 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1035 times:
Basas From Canada, joined Jun 2005, 216 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 969 times:
Quoting NeilYYZ (Reply 9): The collective morons at the CBC have decided to call it both, I'm not sure if they were just too stupid to not catch that mistake as they had both spellings as headlines on their website, or they're too indecisive to make up their minds...
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