I write too much, I know

Nope, I’m not on about the number of posts, but the length of the things. I do try to keep things brief, but they tend to get out of hand, and when I see them, I think ‘Heck, I didn’t think it was going to end up that long’.

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.

As an excuse, I would say that the WordPress posting screen is much wider than the actual space for posts on the blog, so I don’t think that I have gone overboard. Generally though, I know that I have a tendency to go on a bit too much.

Sorry if this bothers you, and if it does, tell me, and I’ll attempt to bring my verbosity to heel.

Chad

+Alex Roe is from the UK, but has lived and worked in Milan, Italy, for many years. Alex has been interviewed by the BBC on Italy issues. He tweets news and information about Italy to over 37,000 Twitter followers via @newsfromitaly on Twitter.

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