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Italian Sexual Euphemisms Posted by Geoff on Dec 16, 2015
With a title like that I wouldn’t be surprised if this turns out to be our most viewed post of 2015! WARNING: This Blog Contains Naughty Words and a joke with the word God in it! In my article Italian False Friends I wrote: “If I were you, I’d be more concerned about the plethora…
December’s Quiz – The Answers Posted by Geoff on Dec 14, 2015
Well done all of you who sent in your answers to our December quiz, we’re really impressed! Santa is also very happy that you have been good students and he’s processing your Christmas lists as I write. Don’t forget to clean those chimneys. So, I asked you to insert the missing word into each sentences…
December’s Italian Quiz Posted by Geoff on Dec 9, 2015
“Oh no!” I can hear you all groan, “please … not a quiz about Christmas!”. Now would I be so cruel my dear readers? No, the purpose of this quiz is to tell me if you’ve been paying attention to my previous posts. And I shall be expecting lots of comments, even from those of…
More False Friends Posted by Geoff on Dec 7, 2015
Following on from last week’s article Italian False Friends, and taking into account the contributions made by you in your comments, we’re going to take a look at a few more common false cognitives. Common False Friends: argomento can be mistaken for ‘argument’ but actually means ‘topic’, e.g. stamattina il maestro ci ha introdotto un argomento…
Italian False Friends Posted by Geoff on Nov 30, 2015
Falsi amici, false friends … we’ve all had them! You think you’re a ‘good judge of character’, or perhaps you just want to believe that life is simpler than it really is. And then … dammit, screwed again! Well dear readers, your guardian angel has arrived. I’m here to forewarn you that the Italian language…
Translation: Carmela’s Cat Posted by Geoff on Nov 27, 2015
For those of you who need a bit of help with the dialogue from Carmela’s Cat here’s the story once again with my English translation Bianchina first appeared one cold November morning. Carmela opened the shutters of her living room window letting in the slanting autumn sunlight and found the kitten stretched across the window sill…
Carmela’s Cat Posted by Geoff on Nov 26, 2015
Previous Chapters in Carmela’s Story Carmela’s Story Chapter 1 Carmela’s Story Chapter 2 Carmela’s Story Chapter 3 Carmela’s Story Chapter 4 Bianchina first appeared one cold November morning. Carmela opened the shutters of her living room window letting in the slanting autumn sunlight and found the kitten stretched across the window sill next to the geraniums…