Archivi categoria: U.K. and U.S.A.

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Pubblicato il 4 giugno 2012 da violet

At the moment the United Kingdom is celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee, that is 60 years of her reign.  Celebrations have started at the beginning of this year but they have reached their peak the last 2nd June and will … Continua a leggere→

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Quotations on stereotypes.

Pubblicato il 3 giugno 2012 da violet

“I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine.” -Peter Ustinov- “Americans are a lot more open, of course. There’s something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It’s a stereotype but it’s true. British people … Continua a leggere→

Pubblicato in U.K. and U.S.A. | 965 commenti

Tongue Twister

Pubblicato il 3 giugno 2012 da Ariel

  How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.   … Continua a leggere→

Pubblicato in U.K. and U.S.A. | 7 commenti

The tradition of drinking tea in Britain.

Pubblicato il 2 giugno 2012 da violet

The British are the major consumers of tea in the world, but this beverage appeared in England only in the mid 17th century. The first tea’s importers from Asia were the Portuguese and the Dutch in 1610. Tea became very … Continua a leggere→

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Straniero

Pubblicato il 2 giugno 2012 da Bee

THE STRANGER The Stranger within my gate, He may be true or kind, But he does not talk my talk– I cannot feel his mind. I see the face and the eyes and the mouth, But not the soul behind. … Continua a leggere→

Pubblicato in France, Italia, U.K. and U.S.A. | Lascia un commento

The British sense of humour.

Pubblicato il 1 giugno 2012 da violet

The British sense of humour is well-known all over the world, but it is difficult to define it precisely because it concerns several domains of life. It is based on social norms, English culture and linguistic creativity. It contains self-irony, … Continua a leggere→

Pubblicato in Sense of humour, U.K. and U.S.A. | Contrassegnato | Lascia un commento

Speaking Italian = Talking with hands

Pubblicato il 1 giugno 2012 da Bee

Italians are known for massively using body language and hand gestures and they are constantly mocked because of that. It’s probably very difficult for us to understand why our gestures are so confusing and, sometimes, annoying to foreign people, but … Continua a leggere→

Pubblicato in Italia, U.K. and U.S.A. | Contrassegnato | 1 commento

British accent vs. American accent

Pubblicato il 1 giugno 2012 da Bee

  Video -> British Accent vs American Accent         Video -> Beyoncè tries to do a British accent                 What about you? Which accent do you feel more comfortable with?

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Do you speak English? No! (part 2)

Pubblicato il 1 giugno 2012 da Bee

Here we go again –> Italian speaks english

Pubblicato in Italia, U.K. and U.S.A. | 32 commenti

(False) anglicisms in Italian

Pubblicato il 1 giugno 2012 da Bee

We know that the Italian language, unlike French, is full of words which belong to the English vocabulary, especially in some specific domains, such as economics, sport and information technology. But are we sure they are all proper English words? … Continua a leggere→

Pubblicato in Italia, U.K. and U.S.A. | 2 commenti