Looking for an Italian English Reader?

Are you trying to learn Italian? If so, then there is an on-line Italian English reader service which may help you.

By using an Italian English reader, you can see the differences between English and Italian grammar, revise and develop your vocabulary, and, indirectly, raise your chances of being able to hold conversations in Italian. You will also find that you recall vocabulary and structures more easily, but you do have to read regularly.

The question is though: Can you find Italian English readers on-line? Read more

A Little Bit of Fun With Italian

Over at Bleeding Espresso, Michelle wrote a lovely little piece on Italian words which when mispronounced can raise eyebrows. I meant to do something similar one day, but she beat me to it. Well worth reading, it is:

top 5 italian words you really don’t want to mispronounce

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Did You Know?

In Italian, the word for ‘cat’ is ‘gatto’, whereas in Latin, or rather, ancient Italian, the word for ‘cat’ was ‘cattus’. This means that the English language word for ‘cat’ is closer to Latin than the modern Italian word ‘gatto’.

Curious what you come across whilst researching the differences between civil and common law legal principles, isn’t it?

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