Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Cosa significa "As far as cities go I really like Boston."

E' un idioma americano per dire che "fra tutte le città io preferisco
Boston"?

 Boston"?
veramente "I really like" sarebbe "mi piace molto"
Io direi "Per quanto riguarda le citta', mi piace molto Boston"
ari

 Io direi "Per quanto riguarda le citta', mi piace molto Boston"
Ti ringrazio molto. La prima parte della frase  "As far as cities go"
può essere utilizzata anche per indicare altre cose, in questo modo "As
far as films go" ad esempio (per quanto riguarda i film)?  grazie di nuovo!

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Yes.  It's a common expression.
ari

 ari
Thanks!

 Io direi "Per quanto riguarda le citta', mi piace molto Boston"
Could you say "When it comes to cities, I really like Boston"?
Bye, FB
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 Could you say "When it comes to cities, I really like Boston"?
Yes, I could.  Could you?
Ari

 Could you say "When it comes to cities, I really like Boston"?
Yes, I could.  Could you?
Ari

Could you say "When it comes to cities, I really like Boston"?
 
Yes you could, and your use of 'you' is perfectly correct, in case any
doubt has been cast into your mind. In fact, in speech I never use
'one' in place of 'you' this way, it sounds snobby to me. That's why I
said to you one time that I thought the use of 'one' is much more
common in Italian.

 doubt has been cast into your mind.
I think it sounded more like a request to GF. Maybe "Would you say... ?"
would have been clearer. I often read things like "I might also say 'When
it comes to ...' ", but I guess "Might one/you say 'When it comes to
...'?" is not that common, is it?
[...]
Bye, FB
-- 
"You must have had a most happy childhood there."
"Er, it was terrific."
"I'm so glad."
"No, I didn't mean it that way."
"I'm so sorry."
(The Philadelphia Story)

 common in Italian.
Yep, in Italian it's not snob at all, I daresay...
In Google Books, for instance, one... ehr... you can find... :)
"Ma se uno le legge e poi non gli piacciono, pazienza."
["Scrivere sul fronte occidentale"
edited by A. Moresco, D. Voltolini - Page 69]  
"...se uno, che non sia Pittore, è atto a far giudicio di Pittura."
["Dolce's Aretino and Venetian Art Theory of the Cinquecento"
by Mark W Roskill - Page 100] 
['giudicio': an old form of the word 'giudizio'; thus 'far giudicio'
means 'giudicare']
 
"Rifiuto questa distinzione secondo la quale se uno crede in Dio, è
credente, mentre se uno non crede in Dio, non è credente."
["Bellidinotte. Guerrieri moderni & cavalieri d'altri tempi"
by Gigi Marzullo - Page 76] 
-- 
Enrico C
Make Laugh, Not War!

 "Ma se uno le legge e poi non gli piacciono, pazienza."
I think Italian "uno" is quite different: it's even a little colloquial.
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Bye, FB
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called "God")

 I think Italian "uno" is quite different: it's even a little colloquial.
Same impression here. 
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 ...'?" is not that common, is it?
No, you were perfectly correct.  I was just trying to be funny.
"Could you" can be used in the sense of "is it possible"
bye
ari
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