First Trip to Italy

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:30:52 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:29:35 GMT, "jtc" wrote:

thanks for the proper phrase to use and the body language is most
likely key here as well.

Stronso?

That should be with a "z".

I've been telling people I'm going to patent an automobile horn (is
that an English word?) that goes "STROOHHHN-zo".
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Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup

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On 22 Giu, 15:25, "jtc" wrote:
I have an upcoming trip to Italy in September, 2007. Cortona, Rome and
Milan are the areas where I will be.
I have been reading the information on this board and have not seen a
discussion of when or where it may be appropriate to bargain on the
price of things.
Some friends have mentioned that it is acceptable to ask if a price is
negotiable or they have indicated that some stores have signage that
declares the prices are firm.
Could someone advise if this is something that is done as a mater of
course or is it unusual and considered rude.
Thanks

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jtc

B Vaughan wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:30:52 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:29:35 GMT, "jtc" wrote:

thanks for the proper phrase to use and the body language is most
likely key here as well.

Stronso?

That should be with a "z".

I've been telling people I'm going to patent an automobile horn (is
that an English word?)

Horn? Of course!

Automobile horn? Yes, as an americanism (mostly, I think), but car horn
is more common.

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(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:22:47 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

B Vaughan wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:30:52 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:29:35 GMT, "jtc" wrote:

thanks for the proper phrase to use and the body language is most
likely key here as well.

Stronso?

That should be with a "z".

I've been telling people I'm going to patent an automobile horn (is
that an English word?)

Horn? Of course!

No I had originally put "claxon", had doubts, removed it, but forgot
to remove my doubt. Is claxon an English word?


Automobile horn? Yes, as an americanism (mostly, I think), but car horn
is more common.

--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup

B Vaughan wrote:

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:22:47 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

B Vaughan wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:30:52 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:29:35 GMT, "jtc" wrote:

thanks for the proper phrase to use and the body language is most
likely key here as well.

Stronso?

That should be with a "z".

I've been telling people I'm going to patent an automobile horn (is
that an English word?)

Horn? Of course!

No I had originally put "claxon", had doubts, removed it, but forgot
to remove my doubt. Is claxon an English word?

You mean UK-English? I'm Scottish, I don't speak English!

Think so, but for me it means the old-fashioned donkey-like car horn...

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007

Martin wrote:


Yes it's a specific type of horn, the sort fitted to navy ships, submarines and
vintage cars for example.

Correct spelling, I believe, is Klaxon. It is, or was, a
trade name.

-- Ron

Make credence recognised that on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:57:35 +0200, B
has scripted:

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:22:47 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

B Vaughan wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:30:52 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:29:35 GMT, "jtc" wrote:

thanks for the proper phrase to use and the body language is most
likely key here as well.

Stronso?

That should be with a "z".

I've been telling people I'm going to patent an automobile horn (is
that an English word?)

Horn? Of course!

No I had originally put "claxon", had doubts, removed it, but forgot
to remove my doubt. Is claxon an English word?

Actually I think it's 'clacson', and like 'pullman' and 'camion' it
sure sounds English.
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DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:49:59 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician
wrote:


Actually I think it's 'clacson', and like 'pullman' and 'camion' it
sure sounds English.

I knew it was an Italian word, I just couldn't remember if it was also
English.

I find that Italian is infecting my English. I used "pomade" the other
day in the sense of the Italian "pomata", as a muscle cream. I had
used the word several times, talking to an American friend by phone,
when finally she asked, "What is a pomade?" In the US, it used to mean
a type of hair cream, the kind men used pre-1960s, but it was obvious
I wasn't talking about that.

I also often say, "I need to stamp this document" when I mean "print".
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup

Martin wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:30:34 +0200, B wrote:

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:49:59 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician
wrote:


Actually I think it's 'clacson', and like 'pullman' and 'camion' it
sure sounds English.

I knew it was an Italian word, I just couldn't remember if it was also
English.

It's apparently originally a Greek word and spelt with a K. KLAXON
Camion means nothing to me other than perhaps it is French for a truck.

I didn't realise there was even a Klaxon company not too far from
here...

http://www.klaxonsignals.com/

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(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007

Following up to B wrote:

automobile horn (is that an English word?)

English english? No, we say car horn or David Horne. There are other
meanings for "horn" so use the "car" prefix! :-
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Mike Reid
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