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Licinio Posted 14 years ago
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I want to write a slogan that goes "Try the Bergamo cake", where Bergamo is a place name, a town in fact.
I'm unsure whether this could be acceptable in lieu of "Bergamo's cake".
  

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That's how I would write it.
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licinioTry the Bergamo cake.
Fine.

CJ
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Hi there, paisà!

I didn't know Bergamo was famous for its cake. Now I'm curious, what is it?

H.
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Hi there,
well, I can't say this cake is anything traditional because it was invented two years ago as a new recipe by the bakers' association and the confectioners' consortium. It is dedicated to Bergamo's patron saint, St. Alexander, whose feast day falls on Aug 26.
A couple of months ago the Chamber of commerce opened a call for ideas to choose a logo for the cake and we awarded the pri

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