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by Katia Amore | Sat, 01/04/2014 - 05:00
What a year 2013 has been for ITALY Magazine! We updated the magazine in March and presented a radical redesign of the logo and the website in November. We…
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by Alesha Allen | Sat, 11/16/2013 - 07:00
You can never get tired of Italy, however if you ever feel tired or sleepy during your trip in Italy from all the walking and sightseeing and eating, here are…
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by Katia Amore | Sat, 10/26/2013 - 07:00
Many experts say that one of the reasons many of us are overwhelmed and over-stressed is because we just can’t bring ourselves to say 'no' to people. Imagine…
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by Katia Amore | Sat, 10/19/2013 - 06:01
As the US federal government gradually came back to life on Thursday after a 16-day shutdown, we thought it would be useful to explain to our readers how you…
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by Alesha Allen | Sun, 10/06/2013 - 06:00
If something is stressing you out in Italy, you could say you don’t care or, more colloquially, you don’t give a damn. In Italian this would be: Non mi…
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by ITALY | Wed, 03/16/2011 - 10:27
Today, Italy celebrates its 150th birthday. La “Bella Signora” turns 150 and after having informed our readers about the official celebrations and the origins…
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by Pat Eggleton | Wed, 12/15/2010 - 05:21
Much confusion is caused to English speakers by the way in which Italians express centuries from 1000 a.d. to 2000 a.d., so let’s try to clear it up: When…
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by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 11/22/2010 - 10:51
We are looking at prepositions again this week and we are going to learn how to say “in the” or “to the”. As we have seen, you have to know the definite…
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by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 11/16/2010 - 08:14
Photo: "Into the mouth of the wolf!" The famous Capitoline wolf RomeThe literal translation of “good luck” into Italian is buona fortuna. Unfortunately,…
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by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:37
Many English speakers become confused when they need to say “I like” in Italian but it’s really quite simple. What you are saying is “Something is pleasing to…