http://italian.about.com/ Italian Language http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/28/the-drip-dry-merry-go-round.htm The Conran Shop has a new wooden hanging clothes dryer called "la giostra" (merry-go-round). It's produced by Seletti, an Italian company, and made with kiln-dried moisture-resistant pine. According to a... http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/28/the-drip-dry-merry-go-round.htm 2008-08-28T02:02:12Z http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/25/fare-la-festa.htm Italian holidays, festivals, and feast days reflect Italian culture, history, and religious practices. Some Italian holidays are similar to those celebrated throughout many other parts of the world, while others... http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/25/fare-la-festa.htm 2008-08-25T02:01:10Z http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/24/il-neologismo-della-settimana.htm A recent "neologism of the week" (newly coined word or phrase) featured in Il Grande Dizionario Garzanti di Italiano 2009 is the word biorisanare. The transitive verb, a combination of... http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/24/il-neologismo-della-settimana.htm 2008-08-24T02:01:39Z http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/21/italian-addventures.htm Ready for an Italian addventure? That's not a misspelling. An "addventure" is a type of collaborative interactive fiction in which many authors contribute to a story. It's a phenomenon that... http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/21/italian-addventures.htm 2008-08-21T02:00:16Z http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/19/i-wish-i-had-a-watermelon.htm In a blog post titled: Cocomero, Anguria, Melone D'Acqua, Kyle Phillips, the About.com Guide to Italian Food, offers up refreshing watermelon recipes and notes that the fruit is rich in... http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/19/i-wish-i-had-a-watermelon.htm 2008-08-19T02:20:05Z http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/15/no-longer-la-dolce-vita.htm First there were bread and tulips, now there are days and clouds. The couplets refer to film titles by director Silvio Soldini. His film "Pane e Tulipani," released in 1999,... http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/15/no-longer-la-dolce-vita.htm 2008-08-15T02:01:18Z http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/14/inglesizzato.htm A community member of the About.com Italian Language Forums makes an interesting point when contrasting the use of Latin terms by native English speakers versus the use of English terms... http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/14/inglesizzato.htm 2008-08-14T02:58:53Z http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/12/italian-english-parallel-texts.htm Traduzioni letterarie di Ercole Guidi per gli amici che imparano l'inglese: Testi Bilingue. And the (almost) parallel text in English: Literary translations by Ercole Guidi for all those in love... http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/12/italian-english-parallel-texts.htm 2008-08-12T02:54:46Z http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/09/every-tom-dick-and-sempronio.htm Every Tom, Dick, and Harry. Ever hear someone use that expression to indicate multiple unspecified people? In Italian, the analogous phrase is: ogni Tizio, Caio, e Sempronio.... http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/09/every-tom-dick-and-sempronio.htm 2008-08-09T02:54:18Z http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/07/x-marks-the-spot.htm Recently the About.com Guide to Cross-Stitch fielded a query from a reader about cross-stitch magazines in Italy. It turns out that punto croce is popular in Italy and is represented... http://italian.about.com/b/2008/08/07/x-marks-the-spot.htm 2008-08-07T02:53:38Z