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The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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.
“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
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Tongue Twister
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
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The tradition of drinking tea in Britain.
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
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
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Speaking Italian = Talking with hands
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
British accent vs. American accent
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)
Here we go again –> Italian speaks english
Pubblicato in Italia, U.K. and U.S.A.
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(False) anglicisms in Italian
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
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