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How to Say Rabbit in Italian

March 29, 2013 by 3 Comments
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Rabbit in Italian is coniglio, just in case you wanted to know. If you do want to know, you are not alone, around 400 people every month want to know according to Google intelligence. How do you pronounce rabbit in Italian? Like this, more or less: co-ni-lio - that's "co", as in co-worker. "Ni", … [Read more...]

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At Sixes and Sevens – Confusion Reigns

January 14, 2010 by 11 Comments
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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...]

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Surreal Legal Writing

March 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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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...]

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Did You Know?

June 16, 2008 by 7 Comments

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...]

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A Curious Inconsistency

March 2, 2008 by 9 Comments

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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Pasticceria Scarpato – Nice cakes, shame about the website

February 16, 2008 by 1 Comment

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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Italy from the Inside

February 8, 2008 by 5 Comments

Whilst hunting about on Technorati, I came across this blog - Italy from the Inside, and there is some interesting stuff there. It's also written by an Italian Microsoft employee, in English. Yet more proof that a) Italian's go places and b) they certainly can, and do, learn English. I shall be … [Read more...]

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Just Plain Weird

February 6, 2008 by 3 Comments

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...]

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Man of Roma

January 28, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Man of Roma writes a thoughtful blog. And he writes it very well, in my not so humble (see previous post) opinion. I wish I could write in Italian as well as he writes in English. One day, one day. He even knew Montezemolo and says he is a good chap. This is interesting because it goes some … [Read more...]

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New Fields

January 28, 2008 by 1 Comment

This is interesting. Well, it is for me. I'm putting together a short English course which will revolve around the theme of sports management. This is a new 'field' for me, but through the magic of the world wide web, I'm starting to get an angle on this quite specialist management discipline, … [Read more...]

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