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What’s your job? Italian job status v English job titles

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

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When I was teaching English I had some problems with work and jobs in particular.  And, by that, I mean the translation of the meaning.  As with other things the exact translation doesn’t always work.  But, when I asked people ‘What’s your job?’ (a standard question with beginners), the reply, in Italian, was, invariably, Impiegato or Impiegata (depending on whether the reply was from a man or a woman) and this means employee or clerk.

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People are nice and good things happen.

Friday, August 31st, 2007

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(Italian) Words of the Day

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

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A heavy weekend; too much to drink; too tired; SLTG

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

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You can’t call it procrastination.

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

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Too late for the visitor, drinking ‘culture’ and violence, sushi, don’t tell the foreigner.

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

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Corrine’s visit, Dialogue in the Dark, Flamingos in a private garden, Danes, from camels to Britney Spears, handsome new boyfriend (I already have mine) and a couple of rants and clowney.

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

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Finally

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

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Clocking off and more on that tongue

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

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Current status: dipendente; plus amusing tales of cutting off tongues in Milan

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

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