Pag  lia   rani


We all need to learn how to spell the new Superior General's name so we don't all look like a bunch of fools or uneducated hicks that fell off a turnip truck.

We can disagree with him and attack his liberalism all we want -- but let's respect his priesthood at least by trying to spell his name right. It is for our own good really -- we will appear more like those who know what they're talking about.

I got it wrong a couple times myself. But I'm taking the time right now to learn it right. I invite all of you to join me.

I went through the other thread announcing the new Superior General and corrected all the misspellings I found -- so I'm helping the cause by not allowing misspellings to get propagated at this early stage, when most people are just learning his name for the first time. I know how hard it is to UN-LEARN something once you learn it wrong.

I agree with Incredulous that he does look a lot like Bishop Fellay.

And just to make it a bit more challengining we need to know how to pronounce it. Don't pronounce it as Matthew has written it - broken it up in those parts. Then you will look silly as a cut snake.
It's Pal ya rani
As for the meaning: it's a person who deals in straw. Paglia meaning straw.

So there you have it! Don Da vee day Pal yar ani

Matthew is probably thinking Spanish where the g would be pronounced.

To make it easier to remember it's pronounced like palliative. 

Matthew is probably thinking Spanish where the g would be pronounced.

You're right -- I thought pronunciation wouldn't be an issue, because I was pronouncing it like Spanish or Latin.  So my post completely focused on spelling. Of course, spelling is the first hurdle. On CI, we can't hear anyone's pronunciation -- we can just see their spelling. And if you get the spelling wrong, you're REALLY going to destroy the pronunciation. So I still think spelling is first -- but correct pronunciation is a close second.

I don't think Latin has any words with "glia" however.

So this would be a new tidbit of Italian pronunciation, even for someone taught Ecclesiastical Latin (and the proper, St.Pius X-recommended, Italian, pronunciation of Latin)

You're right -- I thought pronunciation wouldn't be an issue, because I was pronouncing it like Spanish or Latin.  So my post completely focused on spelling. Of course, spelling is the first hurdle. On CI, we can't hear anyone's pronunciation -- we can just see their spelling. And if you get the spelling wrong, you're REALLY going to destroy the pronunciation. So I still think spelling is first -- but correct pronunciation is a close second.

I don't think Latin has any words with "glia" however.

So this would be a new tidbit of Italian pronunciation, even for someone taught Ecclesiastical Latin (and the proper, St.Pius X-recommended, Italian, pronunciation of Latin)

The Latin word palea is the root for Italian "paglia" and French "paille".  It is also related to the English word "pallet".

The Latin word Anglia has "-glia" in it, but it is rare.

Once again:

The caption for the three clones says:

The "Argentine trio" for the Argentine pope? Mons. De Galarreta is Spanish-Argentine, 
Fr. Bouchacourt was superior of the district in Argentina, and Fr. Pagliariani was, until now, 
director of the Argentine seminary of the FSSPX.