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' … [Read more...]
The Italian Newsstand
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 … [Read more...]
Anglitaliano – English Invades Italian
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 … [Read more...]
Meet Italy’s Hot New Ministers
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 … [Read more...]
Not in Italy
Yesterday, in the company of three Italians, and women at that, I made a little discovery concerning something which is not in Italy. What I discovered was that something I grew up with … [Read more...]
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