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Misleading Word of the Day – part 6 Posted by Serena on Sep 21, 2010
Every now and then, when I’m interpreting or translating between Italian and English, examples of ‘falsi amici’ (false friend) pop up and cause ‘un po’ di casino’ (a bit of confusion). Falsi amici or ‘false cognates’ are words which sound the same in both English and Italian but which in reality have different meanings, often…