Life in the Living Museum
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...]
Yes, I know it's odd to say it, but today's (it was still 'today' when I started writing this!) encounter with the advocates was a little bit on the surreal side.Would you believe that an examination of the language relating to liquidated damages, lept towards kangaroos, enduro and dirt bikes, … [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...]
I won't say how I found out about the site of Italian biscuit and cake maker, Scarpato, but I decided to check it out. Well, I do like Italian food and one of the aims of this blog is to do a little promotion of all things Italian.So, off I went to have a mosey around.What I found was a very … [Read more...]
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