About Italian LanguageItalian LanguageWings Across Italy- June 30, 2008 Sometimes it takes awhile to understand wordplay. Case in point is the independent airline Air One, based in Rome, Italy. The official name is pronounced as in English. But look...http://italian.about.com/b/2008/06/30/wings-across-italy.htm To Thine Own Self Be Tattooed- June 28, 2008 A community member of the About.com Italian Language Forums wants a tattoo with the Italian translation of the famous Shakespeare quote: "...to thine own self be true." "Sii sempre, e...http://italian.about.com/b/2008/06/28/to-thine-own-self-be-tattooed.htm Oh, That Dante- June 25, 2008 New York Yankees' manager Joe Girardi has a six-year-old son named Dante, an aspiring catcher who frequently practices with the major league team. The youngster was named after another baseball...http://italian.about.com/b/2008/06/25/oh-that-dante.htm Type Italian Characters Online- June 24, 2008 One frequently asked question on the About.com Italian Language Forums is how to type Italian language characters such as , , , or . Community members have suggested several solutions,...http://italian.about.com/b/2008/06/24/type-italian.htm White Out- June 21, 2008 Of all the Italian colors, biancowhite (which is the combination of all the colors of the visible light spectrum)seems to be part of the most colorful Italian idiomatic expressions and...http://italian.about.com/b/2008/06/21/white-out-2.htm Half-Moon Knife- June 19, 2008 According to Gastronomica, that crescent-shaped chopping knife you're using to chop herbs takes its name from the Italian mezzaluna, meaning "half-moon." The knife echoes the moon's shape in the midpoint...http://italian.about.com/b/2008/06/19/half-moon-knife.htm Commedia All'Italiana- June 15, 2008 A recent obituary for Italian filmmaker Dino Risi, who was twice nominated for Oscars for "Profumo di Donna" ("Scent of a Woman"), notes that the director helped establish a new...http://italian.about.com/b/2008/06/15/commedia-allitaliana.htm RIP Canone- June 14, 2008 Italy to eliminate TV license fee According to The Hollywood Reporter, "...Italy indicated Thursday it is studying a plan that would eliminate or 'significantly reduce' the so-called 'canone'the television license...http://italian.about.com/b/2008/06/14/rip-canone.htm The One-Two Punch: Italian Verbs and Prepositions- June 12, 2008 If you've learned how to conjugate Italian verbs, you'll soon discover that there's another important part of the grammatical puzzle to master: what simple prepositions (preposizioni semplici) follow certain Italian...http://italian.about.com/b/2008/06/12/the-one-two-punch-italian-verbs-and-prepositions.htm Fourth Conjugation Italian Verbs!- June 9, 2008 There are generally three classes of Italian verbs: first conjugation Italian verbs (those ending in are), second conjugation Italian verbs (those ending in ere), and third conjugation Italian verbs (those...http://italian.about.com/b/2008/06/09/fourth-conjugation-italian-verbs-2.htm |