Life in the Living Museum
I've lost count of the number of times my dear English language students have commented on how odd the English language seems when it's compared to Italian.I guess this is a normal reaction. When confronted with a new language, some tend to think that the order of the words is more or less the … [Read more...]
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...]
This week's images of Italy photo shows a newsstand in Umbria, Italy, which has a charming little extra 'guarding' all those valuable publications. It's a lovely capture.Back in the United Kingdom, aside from kiosks which lurk beside tube station entrances in London, the newsstand has all but died … [Read more...]
A fun guest post from someone who has noticed a few odd things happening to the 'Italian' language. Over to you Ainsley:As a Northern 40-something-year-old Englishman, the four years I've spent learning Italian haven't exactly been plain sailing (blame the British school system).The … [Read more...]
Seeing as Berlusconi seems to want to put the glamour back into dull old Italian politics, I thought you might like to see the candidates he may be fielding for his next government.In the name of equal opportunities, all of the ministers will be female, although he, of course, will retain the … [Read more...]
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