I caught myself at it today, and I realised that I always do it.I live in Italy. I work in Italy. I speak to my other half in Italian. I speak to my son in English. I speak Italian.So, why oh why do I speak to our dog in English?It's just plain weird. … [Read more...]
With Some Trepidation
February 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It's not every day that I get to email someone who was a Pulizer Prize finalist. So, it was with some trepidation that I emailed such a person today. This person, who I shall not name for the moment, will probably be participating in a press release writing workshop I created a few years back.I … [Read more...]
Things to do. Done!
February 5, 2008 By 3 Comments
I've upgraded the 'Almost all Posts' page with a system which lists every post I've scribbled chronological order. Delve away. I just hope my server does not protest.And, there is now a thingy which allows you to be notified when and if anyone, like me, replies to one of your comments. Just … [Read more...]
Oops! Slight Technical Hitch – Permalinks
February 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Oh dear. I tried to be clever and implement an SEO optimization - and as a result anyone who found a search engine result leading to my site and clicked on said link would have found a nasty 404 - page not found message.Luckily I caught on to the problem quite quickly, and I believe I have … [Read more...]
Italian Paragraphs
February 4, 2008 By 13 Comments
I don't know if others have noticed this, and I imagine they have, but many Italian writers construct some of the longest paragraphs I have ever seen. These paragraphs, which are seemingly never ending walls of text, tend to put me off reading Italian newspapers and books.As I understand from … [Read more...]
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