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How To Use Accents In Italian Posted by on Dec 18, 2017

Spelling in Italian is simple: once you know the basic rules you’ll be able to read a word and pronounce it with a fair amount of accuracy. Knowing where to put the accent, however, is not always so straightforward. Let’s have a look at the rules for using accents in Italian. All words have accents…

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Gli Accenti Italiani Posted by on Nov 4, 2016

It can be a strange business, this blogging. Unlike teaching in schools, colleges, and universities, where one has regular direct contact with one’s students, blogging can often feel like sending out messages in bottles. Who are our readers, where are they, what do they know about the Italian language and culture? From a didactic point…

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Using Accented Vowels In Italian Posted by on Jul 18, 2016

On a recent visit to England I needed to write a few messages in Italian on an English keyboard, and quickly became aware that my accented vowels were missing! On my Italian keyboard, apart from the standard a, e, i, o and u, I also have à, è, é, ì, ò and ù. As you…

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