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by Carol King | Thu, 02/28/2013 - 05:21
A row has blown up after an Italian restaurant in Montreal, Canada violated a law because it uses Italian words like ‘pasta’ on its menu.The Office québécoise…
Culture
by Carol King | Fri, 09/07/2012 - 08:57
Carol King speaks to John Peter Sloan about how he came to write the fastest selling English-language course in Italy and how he makes learning a language fun…
Lifestyle
by Gabi Logan | Wed, 08/22/2012 - 05:48
An unusual case, originally tried in Potenza, reached Italy's highest court late last month after multiple appeals. You can now be fined in Italy for telling a…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 08/23/2011 - 00:57
Tight budgets have already began to impact Italian cultural heritage sites, with private companies stepping in to take over the restoration of public buildings…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 04/13/2011 - 07:17
Summer school may conjure images of childhood days spent in the classroom instead of out in the sun, but Italian universities are looking to attract foreign…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 12/01/2009 - 03:27
A translation company which has researched the use of English words in Italian business documentation has found that the use of English terms in the Italian…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 11/16/2009 - 05:50
The Sanremo Song Festival, probably second only to Eurovision in the ranks of famous popular song competitions, is to allow entries in Italian dialects in 2010…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 10/27/2009 - 06:48
The 2010 edition of lo Zingarelli , Vocabolario della lingua italiana [ Zanichelli ] Italy’s bestselling Italian dictionary, has been published amid a chorus…
Culture
by ITALY | Wed, 08/26/2009 - 05:13
A recent survey from tripadvisor.it amongst French, Spanish and English travelers revealed that Italian is considered the most romantic language. 31% of…