Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
Thu, 06/17/2010 - 06:55
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Last week we looked at the singular indefinite article [“a” in English] un, uno, una or un’. Now we need to look at how to say…
Thu, 06/17/2010 - 05:25
Italy’s favourite breakfast spread, Nutella, is at risk of extinction if a new EU law is passed. The regulation will stipulate that only food products…
Thu, 06/17/2010 - 05:05
Scientists in Italy are 85% certain that they have found Caravaggio’s bones in the crypt of a church near Porto Ercole [Tuscany] where the artist died…
Wed, 06/16/2010 - 10:44
All the world loves a romantic movie and Italy Magazine especially loves a romantic movie set in Italy. In a new series, we look at romantic movies ol…
Wed, 06/16/2010 - 09:32
Words by Pat EggletonMeet Rowena, a trained cook and baker who is “seizing the days in the Province of Lecco”. Rowena, where are you from?From the isl…
Wed, 06/16/2010 - 06:49
Via San Giovanni in Laterano at night: soon to become a pedestrian zone, this area of Rome's Celio district has become a meeting place for night owls,…
Wed, 06/16/2010 - 06:14
In the second bout of controversy surrounding the Italian National Anthem in a week, Luca Zaia, the Northern League Governor of Veneto, has caused off…
Tue, 06/15/2010 - 09:47
Words by Pat Eggleton“Prego” often causes confusion because it is used a lot. It can be used to mean “You’re welcome” or “Don’t mention it” after som…
Tue, 06/15/2010 - 04:58
Here are some great places to shop for food in ten of Italy’s most visited cities. In this article we have concentrated on speciality foods of the ty…
Tue, 06/15/2010 - 04:19
In this photo: Maniace castle from above - Syracuse
If you have always dreamed of dancing through the night in a magnificent location the June Tango…
Tue, 06/15/2010 - 03:45
The British-American rock star Slash, former lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses, was attacked by a fan on stage in Milan on Thursday. The fan, coming fro…
Mon, 06/14/2010 - 06:39
The six-year-old University of Gastronomic Science on two campuses at Pollenzo [Piedmont] and Colerno [Emilia-Romagna] is attracting hundreds of stud…
Mon, 06/14/2010 - 06:16
Italy’s Civil Service Minister, Renato Brunetta, has upset State employees by ruling that they will not be able to use time permits – usually used fo…
Mon, 06/14/2010 - 04:58
Words by Pat EggletonMeet Jean and Gino Magnone, who moved to Ragusa [Sicily] from Yorkshire sixteen years ago. They tell us how it happened and how…
Fri, 06/11/2010 - 08:28
They call us the bamboccioni”, sighed a student of mine – a pleasant 32-year-old with a law degree and excellent English – last week. I knew the term…
Thu, 06/10/2010 - 11:24
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The rules for the indefinite article – “a” – are simpler than the ones for the definite article [“the”].
Masculine nouns:
Most…
Fri, 06/04/2010 - 09:12
Last week you joined me on a walk down in Modica Bassa. Today I would like to take you on a photo tour, but a photo tour with a difference because we…
Mon, 05/31/2010 - 06:43
Who could resist a blog called “Dim Sum, Bagels and Crawfish”? Meet Lucia, from Louisiana, USA and read about multi-cultural family life in Sicily.…
Fri, 05/28/2010 - 06:47
I am proud to live in a place which saw off a McDonald’s in favour of its own food but this does not mean that the Sicilians shun fast food: far from…
Tue, 05/25/2010 - 05:19
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There are some confusing rules for saying “the “ [the definite article] in Italian but they are not so bad if you learn a few a…