D doubleaxelcm On the Ice Joined Dec 2, 2004 Dec 31, 2004 #1 I've heard the Olympics as being in Torino and Turin. Which is it? Or are they two names for the same place?
I've heard the Olympics as being in Torino and Turin. Which is it? Or are they two names for the same place?
Piel On Edge Record Breaker Joined Jul 27, 2003 Dec 31, 2004 #2 IIRC Turin is calledTorino just as Italy is called Italia usually by the locals.
R R.D. Record Breaker Joined Jul 26, 2003 Dec 31, 2004 #4 Yes, they are the same place. I believe Torino is what Italians call the city, and therefore the official name of the Olympic Games (Torino 2006). But the English way of pronouncing the name is "Turin".
Yes, they are the same place. I believe Torino is what Italians call the city, and therefore the official name of the Olympic Games (Torino 2006). But the English way of pronouncing the name is "Turin".
ceg15 On the Ice Joined Dec 2, 2004 Jan 1, 2005 #5 Thanks red dog-it was beginning to confuse me and I didn't know what to call it
A Arsenette On the Ice Joined Oct 28, 2004 Jan 1, 2005 #6 Well the Spanish speaking community have always called it Torino
Joesitz (RIP) Joined Jul 11, 2003 Jan 2, 2005 #7 It's an Italian town and the name is theirs. Torino! (Turin is the English translation.) Similarly it's Fiorenze which was turned into Florence by translation. There are so many European towns which in their native tongues are not the same as they appear in English. Muenchen and Munich, for example. Joe
It's an Italian town and the name is theirs. Torino! (Turin is the English translation.) Similarly it's Fiorenze which was turned into Florence by translation. There are so many European towns which in their native tongues are not the same as they appear in English. Muenchen and Munich, for example. Joe