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Tagged With: language

Talk Dirrtty To Me

Posted on 19 July, 2019 by Tina

Having just returned from yet another sojourn to The Big Easy, the NoLa vernacular is still ringing in my ears.  First and foremost, you must know that New Orleans is pronounced “noo-OAR-linz” rather than “noo-oar-leans” or “naw-lins.” The street names have their own special pronunciations.  Calliope is “CAL-e-ope.”  Tchoupitoulas is “chop-a-TOO-liss.”  Burgundy is “ber-GUN-dee.”  Marigny … Continue reading »

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I Got Skills!

Posted on 5 January, 2017 by Tina

With Trump’s America looming on the horizon, an Italian friend commented that it’s about time for me to leave the States.  An expat friend in Bangkok said he expects to see me back there sooner rather than later, based on Trump’s presidency!  (He’s always told me that I’ll end up living in Bangkok, anyway.) It’s … Continue reading »

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Lazy Sunday

Posted on 21 April, 2013 by Tina

Although I wouldn’t call yesterday particularly busy (did a load of laundry, spent the rest of the day in bed and went out in the evening), today will probably be much of the same.  I need to take photos of some of my Balinese things to submit to someone, would like to do another load … Continue reading »

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The Italians Will Be Thankful

Posted on 28 March, 2013 by Tina

You lucked out.  You probably won’t hear me throw Italian words in this blog here and there, and you won’t even hear me ramble on about Italian class for the next month and a half.  Although my intentions were to enroll in Italian 3 this semester, fate would have it otherwise.  When I returned from … Continue reading »

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Language Lessons Learned

Posted on 23 February, 2013 by Tina

In my most recent Italian class, we’re learning to use the indicative imperfect verb form.  The teacher gave us sheets of paper asking us what we wanted to do when we were children, what we did at our house, what fears we had, what we did at school, what we weren’t allowed to do and … Continue reading »

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