You Say Torino and I say Turin

The current Winter Olympics coverage is making me mad. Every time the commentators talk about the "lovely city of Torino" or the "Torino Games" or the like. The name of the City in English, the language in which I am watching the games is Turin. Just as the Italians say Napoli, Roma, Fierenze, and Milano, the English names for these Cities are Naples, Rome, Florence, and Milan. Do the Mediots say welcome to "Torino, Italia" or talk about the team from "Italia". No. Its Tornio, Italy or the team from Italy.

Its affected, its an attempt to pretend to be "sophisticated", and its stupid.

Just as the comment that Shani Davis is the first "African American" to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Games. Assuming that the degree of skin pigmentation is relevant, which may well be a bit of an assumption, that is understating his accomplishment. He is the first person of African descent to win a Gold Medal at the Winter Games.

As for the actual coverage, NBC has chosen to bring us the X-Games, not the Olympics. And not all of us are focused solely on whether this or that American won the medal.