cas Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 How's it pronounced and where's the emphasis? "Tan-fowg-lee-o"? (like foe) "Tan-fogleeo?" (like foggy) "Tanfo-glee-o"? or "Tanfog-lio" Or a dozen other possibilities... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) I believe it is Tan-foe-glee-oh. Don't know where or if there is an accentuation of any of the syllables. I heard a funny story of Henning (whom I've never met incidentally) tightening a screw on Henry Toribios race holster at a match sometime in the past. When Henry went to the line at LAMR, he couldn't get his pistol out of his rig to the delight of the peanut gallery. That was relayed to me by the victim himself! Funny stuff Mr. Henning! I like your style. Edited December 30, 2008 by JimmyZip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavex Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 mine is Tan Fang leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerT Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I guess we have to wait for the "italian gang" on this forum to chime in, but I suspect it might not be that easy to get it right... ... italians teaching americans how to pronounce an italian name... .... this is going to be interesting .... or, perhaps "Mr Henning" is fluent enough in italian to teach us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardbird Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Silent "G" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badchad Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Silent "G" +1. That's how Eric says it at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 The gun that Henning shoots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 I said it for years with a silent "G"... Simply because I didn't know it had one. It wasn't till I bought my first Witness that I noticed it had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupie Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I have always said tanfolio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 No, no, not a Benelli, the other Italian gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Elliott Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Tan fo lee o. But-a you have-a to wave-a your arms around when-a you say-a eet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormbringer Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 What do you mean a slient G!! ARGH! Now I have to retrain the whole damed family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnsyk Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 hard and flat "a" as we say "a" in Norwegian... ha ha silent G my stab at it and just to mess ya up even more (ha ha)... taan-fooh-leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSAJ19 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Tan Wog Lio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince_Bianco Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 i think it is (tān-FOHL-lee-oh) the "L" in lio is pronounced the same way "ll" is pronounced in Spanish only your tongue is in the place it normally would be for the "L" sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTerry Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 https://www.howtopronounce.com/italian/tanfoglio The "g" is silent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuayThaiJJ Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 TANG FOE GLEEE OOOOOO j/k lol Tan Foe Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qbert Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 In 1998 when I got my first Witness, I read it wrong and so I've always called it the "Mighty TANG-FOE!!!!" Always emphatically and while holding it up like Excaliber freshly pulled out of the stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcflury Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 This is the best thread so far also Tan Foe Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniele Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 You call Lamborghini " LAMBO". So you could say "TANFO" instead of Tanfoglio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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