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Gary71 wrote:It’s a badge referencing back to the DB4/5/6 era construction by Carrozzeria Touring ‘Superleggera’ which is ‘Superlight’
Ah, superleggera ! Not a word you often hear spoken out loud, especially growing up in Yorkshire.
I've spent a good part of my life thinking to myself the pronunciation was super-leg-ara, never actually needing to use the word in conversation and then one evening, in Pizza Express of all places, there was a Supeleggera Pizza on the Menu. The Italian waitress said 'Sooperlejeerah ? ' and in that one moment my life changed for ever.
Makes me wonder why anyone would think a super light pizza would be a good idea... and what other words am I pronouncing incorrectly to myself ?
Gary71 wrote:It’s a badge referencing back to the DB4/5/6 era construction by Carrozzeria Touring ‘Superleggera’ which is ‘Superlight’
Ah, superleggera ! Not a word you often hear spoken out loud, especially growing up in Yorkshire.
I've spent a good part of my life thinking to myself the pronunciation was super-leg-ara, never actually needing to use the word in conversation and then one evening, in Pizza Express of all places, there was a Supeleggera Pizza on the Menu. The Italian waitress said 'Sooperlejeerah ? ' and in that one moment my life changed for ever.
Makes me wonder why anyone would think a super light pizza would be a good idea... and what other words am I pronouncing incorrectly to myself ?
I think you may have been sampling the Barrolo a bit too much. There is a pizza called a 'leggera' which is lightweight in that it has a large hole in the middle usually filled with salad leaves. The double g in Italian is usually pronounced as a j.
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73 RS (Sold)
67 S
Mint T (Sold)
996 Turbo (Sold)
73 2.4E (home after 25 years) and Sold again
73T targa (signal yellow project)
1953 Vauxhall Velox
914/6
1963 356B https://www.mybespokeroom.com/
I had one for about five years. The engine sounded like my old Boxster but it was gutless and thirsty though the car was very reliable and comfortable on a run. A good car ruined by a peaky six and a crap auto box.
