Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: I could be nosy....

First of all,
Thank you for all the friendly welcoming greetings! So nice to get so many
messages! And thank you a lot, Bambi, for your what you kindly call
"suggestions" -- we should properly call them...."corrections", shouldn't
we?! Please, go on correcting my mistakes, and use a blue and red pencil,
too! Ecco, per esempio non ho la più vaga idea di un'espressione del
genere...ci si può riferire a "matite rosse e blu" per differenziare la
gravità degli errori? I admit I tend to try & guess (buttarmi ad
indovinare....)
Secondly,
I know I could be a bit nosy...but where is everybody from?
I mean, I understand Ron is from USA, Loki is from NZ, but as for the others
are concerned, I feel at a loss...And...is this NG a...monarchy? I see you
refer to Isabella as Her Majesty!LOL! If this is due to her English skills,
I totally agree and I'm bowing...but I wonder what title would I get
myself?....Well, maybe I could be a .....servant!...And talking about
Kingdom...is there any UK member?
Now, a little about me. I'm from Rome, Italy. I am a Parliamentary
researcher (here I go again, I haven't got a clue for the correct
English...in Italian it would be "documentarista parlamentare"). My hobbies
are cats (I got three), improving my English, reading, writing, cinema, TV,
music etc. As for languages, I especially like etymology (Italian and
English, too!), maybe due to my classic studies (I graduated in Latin).
So nice to be here! Thank you again...
PS. I just bought the WOW dictionary about colloquial English. It mentions
the sentence "spoilt for choice"....I should have known "chice" was just a
mistyping...! Shame on me!
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Nikki

 are concerned, I feel at a loss...And...is this NG a...monarchy? I see you
There are a handful of contributors to this newgroup who amuse themselves with a
usually harmless "monarchy" game; although at times it encourages some of the
less attractive characteristics of some contributors (in my, as usual, direct
opinion). I'm sure one or two can enlighten you about the fantasy. In reality,
however, this is an unmoderated newsgroup with no rules or structure. Anyone can
post at anytime and in any way that they like, even the first day that they
visit the newsgroup. If you would like your posts to be easily read by others,
there are general internet standards to follow that you can find described in
many places on the web. For example, this method of writing a response under a
few lines of the original message is a popular standard found across many
newsgroups.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

opinion).
I love your polite and direct style, Ron.  A direct opinion, that's what we
need in a newsgroup. We get enough "diplomatics" in the rest of our daily
life, don't we? And, to be nosy again, where in the States are you from? How
do you happen to be interested in Italian newsgroups? Oh, I beg your pardon.
I wonder if this "interview" is violating netiquette? If this is the case,
forget it.
Ciao, Nicoletta

 opinion).
Mumble, mumble...
What in the world is he hinting at?
Cara Nikki,
hai già letto il saggio ed equilibrato contributo di Ron, perciò ora posso
suggerirti, come faccio quasi sempre, di fare un salto qui:
http://web.tiscalinet.it/peltio/TheRealm/
Ci troverai tanto la parte giocosa quanto quella... seriosa.
Mi permetto di aggiungere che, avendo girato un po' per Usenet, ho pochi dubbi
ormai che questo newsgroup sia una rara oasi di pace, humour e cultura.
Insomma, sei nel posto giusto. Benvenuta anche da parte mia.
Ciao
Anna
(torinese e traduttrice)

Thanks for the infos, Anna.
Looks like I found the right spot to amuse while learning! The only trouble
is coping with those monarchy rules. To my relief, I read  in the FAQ this
is a constitutional monarchy.....LOL!
Nikki

What in the world is he hinting at?
What on Earth indeed, I wonder :-)
(Guards...)
-- 
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching
http://web.tiscalinet.it/alfabeto_auschwitz/

I know I could be a bit nosy... but where is everybody from?
Hello again.
I'm from here. Here meaning Italy. Born in Milan, currently residing
in Tuscany, non-professional English-lover, full-time constitutional
quadro-monarch.
'til we meet again,
HRH
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 forget it.
Secondo me, piuttosto che corrispondere da email delle cose personali di
scriverne nel luogo di pubblica discussione. Ma per capire meglio la prospettiva
dei miei post, abito a San Francisco ma sono "bicoastal" e conosco bene l'est
degli Stati Uniti. I miei nonni sono nati in italia, ma non ho capito il
dialetto da bambino. Da quasi quattro anni studio la lingua italiana ma non è un
impegno professionale. Per me, questo newsgroup è un modo d'imparare l'italiano.
Sono grato sempre per le correzioni, anche da email.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

 (Guards...)
Guards!...
Dear Anna,
Would that have been a 'mumble mumble' English style, or a 'mumble mumble'
Italian style? One can never be too careful. I'm sure Paolo F remembers all
too well.
--
I remain, as always,
Bambi
dtb

 What in the world is he hinting at?
He's just a little miffed he is not a  KIng in this Realm, or even a
President. :-)
Cheers,
Loki
-- 

 My hobbies are cats (I got three)
Interesting enough. : P
saluti,
Peltio
cugino di Alf (per spiegare la linguetta)

cugino di Alf (per spiegare la linguetta)
Ah, that's why you are interested in my fluffy babies!
Yes, Alf! I remember that little ET monster. How cute! Do  you Aldebaranians
look like him?
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Nikki

 too well.
Dear Bambi,
Italian style, of course. It's a Zio Paperone's mumble, not even an Uncle
Scrooge's one.
--
Ciao
Anna


Wow, Ron! Your Italian is good! And it's so nice you want to go back to your
Italian roots. I've got some suggestions for your Italian:
1)
"Secondo me, piuttosto che corrispondere da email delle cose personali di
scriverne nel luogo di pubblica discussione" should be corrected like this:
"secondo me, è meglio parlare per email di cose personali piuttosto che
scriverne in un luogo di pubblica discussione"
2)
"ma non ho capito il
dialetto da bambino" -----"ma da bambino non capivo il loro dialetto"
The rest of your post was absolutely correct! So once again, congrats!
Italian is a very difficult language. I know a lot of (Italian) people who
can prove it.
Have a super-day! Oh, I'm afraid you are in the heat of the night at the
moment....
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Nikki

Cristina Ciocca ha scritto nel messaggio ...
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My God! Where I happened to be? Is this a ailurophobic NG?
My sense of humour is quite limited when it comes to...cats!
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Nikki

 indovinare....)
Hi, Nicoletta, I live near Oxford, am an engineer and writer, lived in
Monteporzio a decade ago, born in Wales, interests are wine, writing, Italy,
food, football and rugby, music, gardening, and friends. The newsgroup is
very interesting with some really nice people. Like Ron, I nurture some
republican feelings, but I have to admit that the ICLI royal family is
highly entertaining, even if it is not as well behaved as the British royal
family.

family.
Stephen, talking about monarchy... it reminded me when our English guide
pronounced the word "monarchy" in his excellent BBC accent with a silent
"r"....I couldn't understand why he was always talking about
monachism...that's what I thought he was talking about! Do you understan
what I mean? I misunderstood the word Monarchy because I had always
pronounced it the wrong way! Oh my God, I doubt this post makes any sense to
you. Your Majesties....help, please!
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Nikki

Scrooge's one.
Cfr. "Zio Paperone, mumble, mumble...", Classici Walt Disney, A.Mondadori
ed., 1980 (circa)

 look like him?
Yes, except that since I've estabilished myself here on the Earth I've made
a point of shaving every day. Think of your cats without fur (and with a
blue skin).
Wouldn't they be charming?
saluti,
Peltio

 My sense of humour is quite limited when it comes to...cats!
As for me, I can't help smiling whenever a cat enters my field of view.
Ailurophiliac (if it exists) is the right term.
saluti,
Peltio

 I think the term is 'wrestling commentator'.
LOL 
Cheers,
Loki
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 Nikki
British food is much better now because you can get excellent Italian,
Indian, Chinese, Thai, Arab etc here. - but very little British-based high
quality food! Last Saturday, we went to Zafferano in London.. it was great
Italian cooking.. The missing ingredient is the open door with the warm
smells and noises of Italy coming through.
You're right. In monarchy, the "r" is pronounced, but in monarchism it
isn't.

 Wouldn't they be charming?
Ci stai dicendo che assomigli al gatto del Dr. Evil in Austin Powers ?
Quello che era stato surgelato male ? :-))
Ciao
Giorgio

Ooops, I see...
OK, Cristina, I was kidding too! Only, just the thought of a cat in
a...washing machine drives me nuts!
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Nikki

 One can never be too careful. I'm sure Paolo F remembers all too well.
your memory is terrific!
But the one I've made using -a word derived from "taste"- has been worse,
definitely. ;)

 Game? I say, g-a-m-e? You are certainly kidding!
intendeva probabilmente cacciagione. Noi siamo i tordi nelle vostre reali
mani ;)

 My sense of humour is quite limited when it comes to...cats!
that's strange, let me say!
They are great comic actor...

 >I know I could be a bit nosy... but where is everybody from?
<<<<I was born in Naples by pure chance but my mother breastfed me with
present continuouses and past simples.
At the age of ten I tried to flee the mandulin city but was nicked by the
Old Bill on the border and taken back to my puzzled country.
I then became a teacher of English and that was just what the doctor ordered
about me having toys in atttic when it comes to the English language.
I live in Trento now grinding young yobbos.
I'm bored to death but at least I don't run the risk of being bumped off by
hit men.
Yours
Sal

 Old Bill on the border and taken back to my puzzled country.
<Actually I meant puzzled old folks.
Sal

 is not as well behaved as the British royal family.
Oh, ours are better behaved, surely!
Loki
-- 

 believe! 
I beg to differ. I'd wait until the foot and mouth epidemic is over, so
you can traipse the countryside with abandon.
BTW Is this outbreak in the news much in Italy?
Cheers,
Loki
-- 

 moment....
The Mediterranean-like climate here ensures that the air temperature at night is
usually cool. So, your comment makes me wonder if you had something else in
mind.
Ciao,
Ron
USA


Visitors rarely stray 10 yards off the road, and there's plenty to see in
London or Oxford and a thousand other places.. The thing that would hold me
back would be the weather... I wouldn't come to holiday in England without
looking at the weather forecast.. Anyway I'm off to Rome and Monte
Argentario this weekend...

 BTW Is this outbreak in the news much in Italy?
Which outbreak? "food & mouth e."?
We call it "afta epizootica" (animal-related ulcer) and yes it's becoming a
nightmare all around Europe at least for breeders! Not a great period for
agriculture and breeding!
bah

 version of the note I wrote and subsequently changed. Sigh . . .
Yeah,  right.    ;-))
cheers,
Loki
-- 

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Meee aioooo www!!

 Meee aioooo www!!
Another candidate for the washing machine...
Do you prefer to be immersed in a cold, warm, or hot wash? Do you need
fabric softener as well?
Cheers,
Loki
Who has no cats, however that fact has eluded several in her vicinity.
-- 

 Nikki
Nah - just really wicked senses of humour, which I will demonstrate
in another post... ;-)))   
lesson 2 ;-) Where I happened to be? => "Where do I happen to be?" 
or even "My God! Where have I ended up?"
Cheers,
loki
-- 

 I'm off to Rome and Monte Argentario this weekend...
What! And miss walking Hadrian's Wall, scaling the cliffs at
Edinburgh Castle, looking into the depths of a cave near Buxton.Not
to mention trying to discern the graffitti on Stonehenge menhirs.
Sreets are streets are streets and get more boring the more
'international' they get.
cheers,
loki

fabric softener as well?
Wouldn't that be fur softener? (and let's not forget the 83 added
vitamins...)
-- 
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching
http://web.tiscalinet.it/alfabeto_auschwitz/

 vitamins...)
I was thinking of those calico cats. But maybe you're right. :-) 83 -
are there really that many? 
Cheers,
loki
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            Loki 

are there really that many? 
In bio-chemistry-- no. 
In marketing, yes... actually as many as you want!
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