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Ambiguity

The landlord of 442 has obviously picked up a bit of that old English humour during his travels. He’s posted a sign outside the pub which reads, translated from Italian: ‘Will dogs please ask their owners to remove their excrement from the pavement’.

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Stop reading, start speaking

Stop translating in your head and start speaking Italian for real with the only audio course that prompt you to speak.

Made me chuckle, it did.

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