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An Extremely Subjunctive Investigation Posted by on Apr 26, 2018

Happily, thanks to the correct list of body parts that we sent him, our grammatically challenged Tenente Ciceri didn’t have to spend a month directing traffic! If you haven’t already done so, you can read part 1. here: The Strange Case Of The Irregular Body The List Of Irregular Body Parts: the ear = l’orecchio…

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The Strange Case Of The Irregular Body Posted by on Apr 20, 2018

Do you enjoy a good detective story? Here’s the beginnings of a rather gruesome one! Ispettore Augusto is a hardened detective. He’s not bothered by blood and gore. With his many years of experience he’s seen it all. What he can’t tolerate though is the particularly gruesome vocabulary of his grammatically challenged assistant Tenente Ciceri!…

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Tanti Regali Per Il Papà Posted by on Mar 22, 2018

Nei giorni scorsi, all’avvicinarsi del 19 marzo, Festa del Papà, ogni pagina Internet era correlata da pubblicità su idee regalo per il papà. Questo mi ha fatto tornare in mente alcuni dei regali che negli anni ho fatto al mio papà. Dal mio quindicesimo compleanno in poi il regalo per il compleanno o per la…

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The Archbishop Of Constantinople Posted by on Mar 14, 2018

Would you like to improve your Italian pronunciation? Master the following scioglilingua and you’ll soon be speaking like a native! Here’s the first scioglilingua (tongue-twister) that I taught Geoff many years ago: Sopra la panca la capra campa, sotto la panca la capra crepa Above the bench the goat lives, below the bench the goat…

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Ice and Fire Posted by on Mar 2, 2018

Here’s my English translation of Serena’s recent article Gelo e Fuoco. Quando da bambina vidi il film ‘Dottor Zivago’, la scena che mi fece più impressione è quella in cui Zivago e Lara passano la notte in una casa isolata, in mezzo alla bufera di neve, coi lupi che ululano fuori. Quella notte non riuscii…

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Gelo e Fuoco Posted by on Feb 28, 2018

Quando da bambina vidi il film ‘Dottor Zivago’, la scena che mi fece più impressione è quella in cui Zivago e Lara passano la notte in una casa isolata, in mezzo alla bufera di neve, coi lupi che ululano fuori. Quella notte non riuscii a dormire e rimasi sveglia, con la coperta tirata sugli occhi…

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Tanto Tanto Amore Posted by on Feb 14, 2018

Today is Saint Valentine’s Day, and as usual I’ve been trying to find a romantic poem or song for you … Now, as Italy is a very romantic country, you’d think that this would be really easy. But not so. Why? Because almost all romantic Italian songs and poems seem to be written for a…

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