TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.
May 12th 2015, 10:40 pm
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May 12th 2015, 10:41 pm
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May 13th 2015, 4:00 am
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Yes .... but in a lot of today's books, I've also seen "Thanks to" or "My thanks go to ..."
Admittedly these are modern books and not Stephen Hawking or other scientific persons or people of a certain Nobel prize type. I suppose it might depend on the type of book and the audience it's aimed at. If I were to write a book I'd say something like:
Dedicated to my family who let me leave and live my life with all its ups and downs at just age 19 and trusted me to make my own decisions. Dedicated to all my wonderful UK friends who never forgot me despite all the years in Italy. Thanks to the Italians who made my life here so colourful, difficult, bureaucratic, blissful, toxic, cultural and dolce. It certainly wasn't always a "dolce vita" ..... but I am still here.
Admittedly these are modern books and not Stephen Hawking or other scientific persons or people of a certain Nobel prize type. I suppose it might depend on the type of book and the audience it's aimed at. If I were to write a book I'd say something like:
Dedicated to my family who let me leave and live my life with all its ups and downs at just age 19 and trusted me to make my own decisions. Dedicated to all my wonderful UK friends who never forgot me despite all the years in Italy. Thanks to the Italians who made my life here so colourful, difficult, bureaucratic, blissful, toxic, cultural and dolce. It certainly wasn't always a "dolce vita" ..... but I am still here.
May 13th 2015, 6:36 pm
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Dedicated to my family who let me leave and live my life with all its ups and downs at just age 19 and trusted me to make my own decisions. Dedicated to all my wonderful UK friends who never forgot me despite all the years in Italy. Thanks to the Italians who made my life here so colourful, difficult, bureaucratic, blissful, toxic, cultural and dolce. It certainly wasn't always a "dolce vita" ..... but I am still here.
May 13th 2015, 7:48 pm
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Dedicated to my family who let me leave and live my life with all its ups and downs at just age 19 and trusted me to make my own decisions. Dedicated to all my wonderful UK friends who never forgot me despite all the years in Italy. Thanks to the Italians who made my life here so colourful, difficult, bureaucratic, blissful, toxic, cultural and dolce. It certainly wasn't always a "dolce vita" ..... but I am still here.
May 17th 2015, 10:40 pm
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ALIBI.............Another Renziism?
Alibi.............. from Latin meaning Altrove or Somewhere Else. He and since him (Dopo Renzi) have been using this inplace of Excuse. This has now become a daily occurrence in the media?
Alibi.............. from Latin meaning Altrove or Somewhere Else. He and since him (Dopo Renzi) have been using this inplace of Excuse. This has now become a daily occurrence in the media?
May 18th 2015, 12:42 am
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Isn't there something in the pronunciation as well? I admit I've been here a long time and sometimes question my own English, but we say Alibi and not Alleybeeeeeee.
May 18th 2015, 1:00 am
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I have idea in what context Renzi used the word alibi, but technically alibi is a synonym for excuse
May 18th 2015, 1:05 am
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I heard that awful Bonolis saying "for those following us on soshal ... we're on twitter and facebook and instagram."
I told all my students that social is not an abbreviation for social networks or social networking or social media and that you can't just say, soshal.
May 18th 2015, 1:10 am
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At least mass-media is understandable.
I heard that awful Bonolis saying "for those following us on soshal ... we're on twitter and facebook and instagram."
I told all my students that social is not an abbreviation for social networks or social networking or social media and that you can't just say, soshal.
I heard that awful Bonolis saying "for those following us on soshal ... we're on twitter and facebook and instagram."
I told all my students that social is not an abbreviation for social networks or social networking or social media and that you can't just say, soshal.
May 18th 2015, 1:43 am
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Bonolis is perfect in his role as he represents
At least mass-media is understandable.
I heard that awful Bonolis saying "for those following us on soshal ... we're on twitter and facebook and instagram."
I told all my students that social is not an abbreviation for social networks or social networking or social media and that you can't just say, soshal.
I heard that awful Bonolis saying "for those following us on soshal ... we're on twitter and facebook and instagram."
I told all my students that social is not an abbreviation for social networks or social networking or social media and that you can't just say, soshal.
May 18th 2015, 1:51 am
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Sorry...I wanted to say: Bonolis is perfect in his role as he represents the average ignorant person in which people that watch such TV shows identify completely and feel at ease with their ignorance. Like Bossi was. Ignorance and meaningfullness at the highest levels, so that also the most racists and selfish and mean people could think that their ideas were worthy to be represented in the parliament. Am I too snob to say this? Maybe. But I am really tired to see that my country shows such a bad image of itself....
About "social": if it is not the short for " social network " , what does it stand for? Thanks!
About "social": if it is not the short for " social network " , what does it stand for? Thanks!
May 18th 2015, 3:56 am
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Sorry...I wanted to say: Bonolis is perfect in his role as he represents the average ignorant person in which people that watch such TV shows identify completely and feel at ease with their ignorance. Like Bossi was. Ignorance and meaningfullness at the highest levels, so that also the most racists and selfish and mean people could think that their ideas were worthy to be represented in the parliament. Am I too snob to say this? Maybe. But I am really tired to see that my country shows such a bad image of itself....
About "social": if it is not the short for " social network " , what does it stand for? Thanks!
About "social": if it is not the short for " social network " , what does it stand for? Thanks!
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