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Did the expression 'at sixes and sevens' originate from English speakers who had dealings with Italians? There does seem to be some evidence.The expression to be 'at sixes and sevens' is as old as the hills, and even the likes of literary greats such as Shakespeare and Chaucer used versions of … [Read more...]
Are you trying to learn Italian? If so, then there is an on-line Italian English reader service which may help you.By using an Italian English reader, you can see the differences between English and Italian grammar, revise and develop your vocabulary, and, indirectly, raise your chances of being … [Read more...]
Over at Bleeding Espresso, Michelle wrote a lovely little piece on Italian words which when mispronounced can raise eyebrows. I meant to do something similar one day, but she beat me to it. Well worth reading, it is:top 5 italian words you really don’t want to mispronounceTechnorati Tags: Italian, … [Read more...]
In Italian, the word for 'cat' is 'gatto', whereas in Latin, or rather, ancient Italian, the word for 'cat' was 'cattus'. This means that the English language word for 'cat' is closer to Latin than the modern Italian word 'gatto'.Curious what you come across whilst researching the differences … [Read more...]
Don't ask me why my odd little mind ended up considering this, but the fact remains that in Italian the word 'giorno' - day, is a 'male' word, whereas the word for week - 'settimana' is female.I'm sorry, but I don't understand why this is the case.Italian is one of those languages, that, unlike … [Read more...]
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