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Singular: Tifoso (A Little Italian Lesson)

Discussion in 'Other Racing' started by Crawler, Sep 25, 2007.

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  1. Crawler

    Crawler F1 Veteran

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    #1 Crawler, Sep 25, 2007
    I've been biting my tongue for some time now, but here it is: Tifosi is plural. One person cannot be "a tifosi". One person is a tifoso (if he is male) or tifosa (if she is female). The crowds at Monza and Imola are composed of tifosi because there are more than one of them. A group of female fans only would be composed of tifose. I just had to get that off my chest. Thanks.
     
  2. Ambassiatore

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    #2 Ambassiatore, Sep 25, 2007
    thanks for clearing that up...I feel ashamed of saying my italian is a little rusty nowdays...
     
  3. pastmaster

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    #3 pastmaster, Sep 25, 2007
    Thank you for the correct use of the word Tifosi. My Italian is limited as I am attempting to learn conversatonal Italian. I speak four languages and phrases of several orhers. I hope to add Italian to the list shortly. My interest in vintage Ferraris, sparked the interest.

    Ciao...Paolo
     
  4. barbazza

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    #4 barbazza, Sep 25, 2007
    Know where we can find some good lookng tifose?
     
  5. LightGuy

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    #5 LightGuy, Sep 25, 2007
    Shall we burn or just ban him ? ;)
     
  6. Rampante Canadese

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    #6 Rampante Canadese, Sep 25, 2007
    A love of Ferraris should be accompanied by a love of the Italian language. I've written articles for Northern Prancer, the newsletter of my local FCA region, with "tifoso" (i.e. fan in the singular) changed to "tifosi" by the editor without asking about its usage. This error appears in just about all publications, from the most modest to the most authoritative. Thanks for pointing this out!!
     
  7. Isobel

    Isobel F1 World Champ

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    #7 Isobel, Sep 26, 2007
    I've always said, if you want to know about anything Italian, find a Stewart, and if you want to know about anything Scottish, find a Franchitti...
     
  8. lucky_13_2002

    lucky_13_2002 F1 Rookie

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    #8 lucky_13_2002, Sep 26, 2007
    God damned foreigners,trying to mess up the american language with difficult words like this.....
     

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