Pat Eggleton
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Thu, 09/23/2010 - 11:08
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Last week we began our look at how to form verbs in the [past] perfect tense. We saw that you need to use t…
Thu, 09/23/2010 - 06:27
In April we reported on the death, at the age of 87, of the much-loved actor, comedian and television presenter Raimondo Vianello. Since that day, on…
Wed, 09/22/2010 - 10:57
Visitors to Liguria’s famous Cinque Terre, a national park comprising stunningly beautiful coastline and five villages connected by a railway line, di…
Tue, 09/21/2010 - 13:21
Words by Pat EggletonMost people you need to speak to for tourist purposes in Italy will happily speak English to you and this often goes for business…
Tue, 09/21/2010 - 12:21
Words by Pat Eggleton - Pictures by Corrado SaurinIf you are going to be in Piedmont over the first weekend of October, you will be able to see a fasc…
Tue, 09/21/2010 - 11:55
New paintings by an unknown seventeenth Italian artist may prove that denim was invented by the Italians, not the French as is generally thought, repo…
Tue, 09/21/2010 - 04:52
A Moroccan woman who reportedly frightened her children’s school friends by wearing full Islamic dress has agreed to unveil her face when she enters t…
Mon, 09/20/2010 - 11:32
Rome has many art galleries but until now has lacked a “national gallery” such as the Louvre in Paris , the National Gallery in London or the Metropol…
Mon, 09/20/2010 - 11:20
In this photo: the Italian politician Nichi Vendola at the National Gay Pride in Rome. Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto.In an interview to be shown on It…
Mon, 09/20/2010 - 10:03
Have you ever wondered why there is a Via XX Settembre in every Italian town? The first via XX Settembre was named after an event which took place 140…
Fri, 09/17/2010 - 07:09
If you have ever felt uncomfortable flying in economy class, things are about to get a whole lot worse as Italian company Aviointeriors brings you the…
Fri, 09/17/2010 - 05:56
One of the symbols of Rome, the Colosseum, is to be set on fire tonight. But don't worry – the flames will be virtual. The Danish artist Thyra Hilden…
Fri, 09/17/2010 - 04:39
Words by Pat EggletonA strange aspect of changing your country is that for a while you can lose what I call your “inner barometer”, the part of you th…
Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:23
Words by Pat Eggleton
When you learn a language at school, it is normally three years before you can say anything about the past. This is rather restr…
Thu, 09/16/2010 - 06:35
Italy's Supreme Court, the Cassazione, has ruled that workers in Italy are entitled to be paid for “tempo tuta” or the time it takes them to change in…
Thu, 09/16/2010 - 06:20
The world's largest travel website, tripadvisor, has published a list of the ten travel spots in the world where you are most likely to be pickpockete…
Wed, 09/15/2010 - 06:36
In this photo: Rocco GirlandaA retired FBI special agent has analysed documents relating to Amanda Knox's confession to the murder of British student…
Wed, 09/15/2010 - 05:53
Sophia Loren, who will be 76 on September 20th, appeared at the Miss Italy contest on Monday and caused a sensation by looking as glamorous as any of…
Tue, 09/14/2010 - 05:55
Actually – in fact – in reality.
Attualmente does not mean “actually”. It means “currently”.
If you want to say “actually”, you say in realtà.
In…
Tue, 09/14/2010 - 05:15
In this photo: ScaleaWords by Pat EggletonPizza chefs, accordionists and wild mushrooms: here are three events to consider attending if you are going…