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At The Railway Station In Italy Posted by on Nov 2, 2016

In English there’s a particular name for unhelpful public employees: jobsworth, an abbreviation of the phrase “I can’t let you do that, it’s more than my job’s worth”. The jobsworth seems to delight in upholding petty rules at the expense of humanity or even common sense. Isn’t it wonderful then, when you come across their…

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Mezzi di Trasporto – 2 Posted by on Oct 22, 2010

I Treni (Trains) 1. Some useful words la ferrovia the railway la stazione ferroviaria the railway station la biglietteria the ticket office un biglietto di sola andata a one way ticket un biglietto di andata e ritorno a return ticket la prenotazione the booking lo sportello the ticket window l’orario the timetable / schedule la…

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