Buondì. Thanks to everyone who plucked up the courage to book a Free Trial Online Italian Lesson last week. That offer has now ended. Lucia, our teaching manager, will be in touch to organise your free lessons. If you don’t hear anything within a reasonable time, do contact me (in the usual way) and I’ll […]

(You’re not going crazy – this week’s articles were previously published in November 2018, at the time of our last Free Trial Lesson Offer. They worked well then, so… I’m taking a break. Things’ll be back to normal tomorrow, Monday 18th Feb.) This is a rare Sunday message to remind you that the ‘Free Trial […]

(No, you’re not going crazy – some of this week’s articles were previously published in November 2018 when we did the last Free Trial Lesson Offer. They worked well then, so I’m taking a break from writing LONG ARTICLES Things’ll be back to normal on Monday 18th Feb.) This came in overnight: I would like […]

Buondì. First, a quick reply to Dave, who left a comment on Monday’s post. I hope that my response will be of general interest. And after that, a reminder about this week’s Free Trial Lesson offer! Scroll down if you just want info. about how to book a Free Trial Online Italian Lesson! So, Dave […]

(You’re not going crazy – the articles I’ll be sending out this week were previously published in November 2018, at the time of our last Free Trial Lesson Offer. They worked well then, so… I’ll take a break and catch up on other stuff! Things’ll be back to normal on Monday 18th Feb.) Buondì. As […]

Buondì. I’m in a terrible rush this morning as I have my first online Swedish lesson for ages (the teacher had got a job but is now back doing online lessons…) And I have so much to tell you! In no particular order: Thanks to everyone who bought ‘New cinema paradiso‘ while it was half […]

Buondì. Like a lot of people these days, I always have my smartphone with me, even in bed. It’s probably the last thing I look at before I go to sleep (other than my wife, of course), and certainly the first thing I reach for in the morning. And the first thing I look at […]

For Anne from Chicago, my favorite email correspondent, who wrote to suggest that, as my articles were sometimes so long, it would be helpful if I stated clearly at the beginning what they were about, to save her the time it took to read them. And for my mother, bless her, who couldn’t see the […]

It’s been a while since I had a good rant. Hasn’t it? So OK, just to clear up a few things: A ‘book’ is commonly held to be a collection of pages with type or pictures on them, held together in a permanent binder. The pages are made of paper, which is itself usually made […]