Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
il Mugello
English translation:
the Mugello
Added to glossary by
Tom in London
Feb 9, 2010 08:09
14 yrs ago
Italian term
il Mugello
Italian to English
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Geography
place names
My question is more general than just for this place name. I don't know if anyone can find an authoritative answer on whether or not we should include the article for place names in English. Should we write The Mugello or The Chianti or should we write Mugello or Chianti?
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5 +3 | the Mugello | Tom in London |
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Feb 15, 2010 09:16: Tom in London Created KOG entry
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the Mugello
I know it well :)
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Note added at 2 mins (2010-02-09 08:11:50 GMT)
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- so consider my answer "authoritative" as you requested
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-02-09 11:44:02 GMT)
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you'd never say "I'm going to Mugello". You'd say "I'm going to the Mugello". (as I often do)
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- so consider my answer "authoritative" as you requested
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-02-09 11:44:02 GMT)
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you'd never say "I'm going to Mugello". You'd say "I'm going to the Mugello". (as I often do)
Note from asker:
Thanks, that was quick and I accept your authority :). Do you know if there's any rule on the matter? Or any accepted usage of the article in Italian place names? |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Lorraine Buckley (X)
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agree |
lcstranslations
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agree |
Gad Kohenov
: http://smu.edu/poggio/sitehistory.html. Correct.
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thanks- note: the Mugello isn't only a valley, it also includes hills !
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