Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Shakespeare in Love

Yesterday I saw "Shakespeare in Love". Have you seen it? I'll say one or
two words about it.
I think I can recommend it to those who intend to begin watching films in
English. Not everyone has an impeccable diction -- especially Geoffrey
Rush/Philip Henslowe --, but there are long parts which are very clear. I
like Joseph Fiennes accent: correct, and yet slightly rough (I'm sorry if
I'm talking nonsense). Paltrow's English is remarkable, if a little
irritating, but then I'm not English, either. I think Colin Firth may give
some trouble to beginners: he speaks very well but, as usual, he's inclined
to be sort of slack, if you know what I mean; he's right, mind you, since
his character is very posh, but this doesn't help beginners. Judi Dench is
just perfect: frightening, as she should be.
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I won't expatiate upon Gwyneth Paltrow's acting. She's gorgeous, that's
enough, is it not? I've just found out she *won* an Academy Award for this
very performance. I'm no actor, but I'm rather perplexed.
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Bye, FB
-- 
"What meaning of this, Mitter Twain?". "I will tell you, Mr Wang, if you
can tell me why a man who possesses one of the most brilliant minds of this
century can't say his prepositions or articles".
(Murder by Death)

 She's gorgeous,
That's NOT the term I would use.
Thin, I think is a more correct definition (if not definitely anorexic).
Ciao
Ale
-- 
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death. 

 Thin, I think is a more correct definition (if not definitely anorexic).
Cute, anyway :)

Ale
Non è possibile essere stupenda e magra?

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Potenza della bellezza: hai scritto una frase corretta e assolutamente
credibile! (faccina complimenti-complimenti)
Ciao, FB
-- 
"Come, dear, we have already missed five, if not six, trains. To miss any
more might expose us to comment on the platform."
("The Importance of Being Earnest", Oscar Wilde)

 Thin, I think is a more correct definition (if not definitely anorexic).
I don't think so. She's undoubtedly thin, but not anorexic; not in that
film, at least. I don't like anorexic models (about 80% of them?), but
there are differenct kinds of beauty: she's slim, as were Grace Kelly
(theeee most beautiful woman ever appeared on earth) and Audrey Hepburn and
as is Nicole Kidman. 
Tell me, who is an actress you really like? As a woman, because as an
actress I don't really appreciate Gwyneth Paltrow: a piece of crackling,
but not Katharine Hepburn or Maggie Smith.
Bye, FB
-- 
L'importante è che risplenda tu, sola primadonna e immarcescibile leggenda
del tuo pianerottolo.
(Lucangel su it.cultura.libri)

 but not Katharine Hepburn or Maggie Smith.
I'm in love with Monica Bellucci. She is an awful actress, but a wonderful 
woman.
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0234215/Ss/0234215/MX2CT-3215R.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Bellucci,%20Monica
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0213847/Ss/0213847/18.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Bellucci,%20Monica
(no nudes, obviously)
And she's not as thin as Gwyneth.
As an actress, I think my favorite one is Whoopi Goldberg. She's an 
incredibly skilled actress. I remember her playing the role of Celie in "The 
Color Purple"; she made me... er... well, I'm not going to say that.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088939/
Ciao
Ale
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Si procede per assurdo:
La sfiga non esiste.
Assurdo. cvd 

 Color Purple"; she made me... er... well, I'm not going to say that.
get a boner?
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credibile! (faccina complimenti-complimenti)
lol, Grazie FB ma purtroppo so che da ora in poi sarebbe un caso di
"after the Lord Mayors show" forse anche adesso.
"" Allora, adesso devi cercare di questa frase idiomatica.
Probabilmente lo sai già.

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Scusa,  dovrebbe essere "after the Lord Mayor's show".
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 woman.
Spot on. Too bad that gorgeous woman is an actress  ;)
When she acts, she is as expressive as a stockfish!

>Probabilmente lo sai già.
Vedo un altro errore:
"" Allora, adesso devi cercare questa frase idiomatica.
(niente "di")

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Google doesn't find anything useful. Could you englighten me on the meaning
of that expression? I really haven't a clue.
Ciao, FB
-- 
Emily: "I'm going to Europe and I'm going to have a marvellous time. I'm
going to get up at ten and have two glasses of wine at lunch every single
day."
Richard: "Only prostitutes have two glasses of wine at lunch!"
(Gilmore Girls, 501)

 Google doesn't find anything useful.
Are you sure? ;)
http://www.lordmayorsshow.org/
It's a parade. 
http://www.cgcu.net/lms/
That's the difference between the Lord Mayor and the Mayor of London.
Ah, questo spiega il significato della frase idiomatica.
QUOTE
The British have a wonderful expression, "After the Lord Mayor's Show" 
which aptly sums - up the sudden calm-and massive clean-up-following any 
big, spectacular event, and perfectly describes how Judy and I felt this 
morning, arriving in the always indescribably-spectacularly-beautiful city 
of Venice.
UNQUOTE
Hope this helps.
Ah, ovviamente non so se il tutto sia corretto, non conoscevo questa
deliziosa espressione inglese.
Sebastiano
-- 
Sydney : Write this down. E. M. E. T. I. B. Got it? Now, reverse it. 

 deliziosa espressione inglese.
In this case, I guess Johnny meant "d'ora in poi non posso che peggiorare".
Am I right?
Ciao, FB
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 Am I right?
I guess so.
Sebastiano
-- 
Janitor : Hey, Idiot.
[J.D. turns around]
Janitor : Heh. I said "idiot" and you turned around. 

of that expression? I really haven't a clue.
When something is done/performed well and then done/performed again
badly. If Juventus played a superb game of calcio and won 5-0, and
then played the following week and lost 5-0 ...it would be a case of
"after the lord mayor's show". When something afterwards is a
disappointment, a let down, an anticlimax. I wrote a perfectly correct
sentence in Italian (incredibly!) I was saying that the next I'd write
in Italian I know it would be bad.
BTW: was it bad? I don't know whether there is nothing to correct or
if everyone is fed up of correcting me :)

Probabilmente lo sai già.
Il "di" l'hai corretto da solo. "frase idiomatica" è femminile, quindi "la
sai già.". Nello scritto, IMHO, meglio "la conosci già". In un NG è
indifferente.
Sebastiano
-- 
Vaughn : Yeah... I'll break into the Vatican with you. 

indifferente.
OK thanks , overall I'm quite pleased. I wrote it all off the top of
my head, I didn't use any references. I felt fed up last week, not a
good learning week. This has cheered me up. Thanks again!

 good learning week. This has cheered me up. Thanks again!
You're welcome. :)
Sebastiano
-- 
B.A. Baracus : Everybody knows the mans a fool!,he's crazy,he sees people
that ain't there,and he's always talkin' in circles!