Buona Giornata

First, a primer: buon giorno is "good day" or "good morning"; buona giornata is "have a good day," or "ha...

Language Encounters of the the 3rd Kind: Calzoni & una Moglie Ubriaca

Italians are believed to be more tolerant than the French (but then that isn't saying much) in dealing with tourists eager to put newfou...

Let's "Chattare" Redux

In my "Let's 'chattare'" post , of March 29, I wanted to put in more about "show girls" and Berlusconi. Ther...

Let's "chattare": Is the Italian language losing it?

It's a bit scary for me to take on the Italians' adoption of other languages into their own. All languages do this (witness "di...