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The Red Moon in the Italian Language

by DHales | Jan 21, 2019 | Books, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Science, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

La luna rossa The red moon “Che fai tu, luna, in ciel, dimmi, che fai?” the writer Giacomo Leopardi (1798 –1837) asked in one of his most famous poems. “What are you doing, moon, in the sky, tell me, what are you doing?”  On a frigid night in January, the answer...

“L” Is for Luna in the Italian Language

by DHales | Mar 17, 2014 | history, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

"J," known as il lungo, is seldom used in modern Italian, except for a name like Jacobo. K, or kappa, occurs only in foreign abbreviations such as kg (for kilogramme) and km (for kilometre). And so my alphabetical series continues with the lovely...
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