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To: Liz

I've never understood the anglicization of Michelangelo's name: Michaelangelo. And worse, its done halfway. Michele is changed to Michael, but angelo is not changed to angel. Might as well be consistent and say, Leonard da Vinci. It just strikes me as wrong and disrespectful. (not aiming this at you by the way)


38 posted on 04/08/2005 9:55:13 AM PDT by macamadamia
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To: macamadamia

Might be phonetic misspelling since it is pronounced in Italian not at all like "Michael"--- but as "mickel"


42 posted on 04/08/2005 10:14:50 AM PDT by Liz (One of it's most compelling tenets is Catholicism's acknowledgement of individual free will.)
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