ORIGINS ITALY

Category: Accents

Many people feel that their affection for Tuscany stems from the food, the wine and the breathtaking countryside.  But my love for Tuscany starts with the accent. The Tuscan people speak Italian with an endearing twist.  My favorite characteristic is that c’s turn into h’s in Tuscany.  Casa is pronounced “hasa;” Coca Cola becomes “Hoha hola.”  I imagine that my Tuscan ancestors sounded something like this when they talked so many years ago. My great grandmother, Tecla Pellegrini, was born…