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Putting Your Foot in Your Mouth Learning Italian

Open Mouth, Insert Foot: Tales of Linguistic Missteps Learning Italian

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1 year ago
by Michael in ,
TweetAnyone that has learned a second language knows all about those embarrassing moments when they were trying to say one thing, but unknowingly said something completely different. In most cases, the thing they actually wound up saying is something that would never say on purpose. With [...]
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My 5 Favorite Words in Italian

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1 year ago
by Michael in ,
TweetToday I received a tweet from Melanie (Twitter: @italofileblog) at Italofile Blog asking me if I would be part of a mass-effort of Italy-focused bloggers to each provide a list of their five favorite Italian words, along with a brief description citing why each was chosen. A bunch [...]
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Anglitaliano: English Words in Everyday Italian

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1 year ago
by Michael in , ,
TweetWe use a ton of Italian words in English.  More than many might think.  Just walk into a Starbucks, and you will probably walk out with something called a ‘LATTE‘ (Be careful asking for it in Italy, since all you will get is milk), and if it was a large, you will have asked for [...]

Italian… So lost in translation

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3 years ago
by Michael in ,
Tweet“My daughter speaks perfect English. After all, she spent a month in England with a native family”. That was the quote that caused me to simply give up, and it speaks volumes about Italian culture and the denial so many of them live in. It happened this past October. I was in a local [...]

Having a craving for Grilled Flesh

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5 years ago
by Michael in , , , ,
TweetGrilled Flesh… YUM! When I lived here in Soriano, I was, quite simply, ‘The American”. In fact, the immigrant population of the area consisted of me, two Brits and a Brazilian. Outside of that, nobody spoke a word of English. My, how things can change over the course of 20+ years. A [...]
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