Saturday, February 24, 2007

Translating italia.it

February 24, 2007

The Italian government (just before it fell) launched with great fanfare italia.it, the country’s new tourism portal, along with a logo which: looks like the winner from an elementary school drawing competition is uncomfortably similar to the logo of Logitech in no way represents Italy includes a slogan ("Italy leaves a mark") which reminds me [...]

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Learn Italian in Song: Una Donna per Amico

February 24, 2007

The late, great Lucio Battisti again, with lyrics by Mogol. This song was played as the Italian athletes entered the stadium during the opening ceremonies of the Torino Winter Olympics. The title means “A Woman for a Friend,” but you need to pay attention to the subtleties: amico is the masculine form of the noun [...]

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