by DHales | Feb 14, 2016 | Books, Italy, Language, Romance, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Ti amo I love you “How do I love thee?” Elizabeth Barrett Browning asked. She counted the ways in English, but the passionate Italophile may well have chosen Italian when she whispered words of love. The most romantic lovers often do. Why not? Like love itself, a...
by DHales | Jun 25, 2015 | Books, culture, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Il negozio The shop Big department stores (grandi magazzini) and malls (centri commerciali) aren’t as widespread or as popular in Italy as in the United States. You’re more likely to find negozi (shops), often owned and run by the same family for generations. Here is...
by DHales | Oct 29, 2012 | Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Politics, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La corsa presidenziale The Presidential Race "Questa corsa è testa a testa” (This race is head to head—or, as Americans are more likely to say, neck-to-neck), La Repubblica reports. “Tutto si decide nelle prossime settimane.” (Everything will be decided in the...
