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Greetings - when does the evening start?

by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 04/27/2010 - 10:08

In this picture: Rosanna Vaudetti, one of the Signorine Buonasera (how Italian TV announcers were called) - source: Sorrisi & Canzoni - Words by Pat…

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Different form, same meaning

by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 04/20/2010 - 06:33

Word by Pat EggletonIf you can accept that “things are said differently but mean the same” you will have a much easier time when learning a new language! Here…

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by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 04/13/2010 - 10:43

Words by Pat Eggleton The plural of pizza is pizze. The plural of panino [sandwich] is panini. Bruschetta is pronounced broos-ket-ah, not broosheta [though…

Travel

When your Italian accent bites the dust...

by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 01/12/2010 - 03:59

It was meant to put the Marche Region on the map: an advertisement featuring two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman strolling in the breathtaking Marche…

Culture

Move over Franglais and Spanglish - make way for Itanglese!

by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 12/01/2009 - 03:27

A translation company which has researched the use of English words in Italian business documentation has found that the use of English terms in the Italian…

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Foreign exchange - English words in Italy

by Fleur Kinson | Mon, 07/27/2009 - 11:07

Words and Pictures by Fleur KinsonIf you’ve flicked through an Italian newspaper or magazine, you’ll have spotted them. Italian walls daubed with graffiti?…