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Canadian Language Watchdog Says Too Much Italian On Restaurant Menu

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…

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John Peter Sloan: Talking about a Revolution

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…

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Italian Supreme Court Rules It's Illegal to Tell a Man He Has No Balls

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

Budget Cuts Threaten Italian Language

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…

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Italian Language Summer School

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…

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Move over Franglais and Spanglish - make way for Itanglese!

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…

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Dialect to be allowed at Sanremo

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…

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No "ominicchi" in my back yard!

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…

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Italian is the language of romance, survey

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…