ðeɪ sˈætʃɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ɪtˈæliən mˈɑːɹkɪt wˌɛɹ ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z flˈuːənt ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɹˈiːdɚz wɜː baɪ nˈoʊ mˈiːnz kˈɑːmən ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɛndʒˈɔɪd kəmˈɜːʃəl səksˈɛs ɪn fɹˈæns ænd dʒˈɜːməni.
they saturated the Italian market (where in early 1980s fluent English readers were by no means common) and also enjoyed commercial success in France and Germany.