between us bilinguals

“Cause me say that you giving me the eye

Want fi make a move although me know it wouldn’t wise

Cause e...

  A man and a woman meet, start dating, get serious, become engaged, plan a huge wedding, get married, buy a house, get settled, travel a bit, have fun for a few years, and then... it is time for children! And, if they have heard of the Piccolingo Campaign, they face a difficult d...

 Alice in Wonderland, the latest movie by Tim Burton, makes the headlines, like all of his productions. In Poland the discussion is particularly heated as two prints of the film have been released: one with dubbing and one with subtitles. As standard dubbing is used ...

 So I talk to my Italian friend and we quickly move from everyday topics like: What’s new at work? and What did you have for lunch? to more sophisticated matters like recent regional elections, history of communism in China and Buddhist religion in Tibet. I am growing more and more anxious, noticing that my lim...

 Imagine that you are an 11-year-old Australian boy, whose family has recently moved to a small village in central Italy. Six months have passed and you speak Italian almost fluently, engage in extracurricular activities at school, and your grades are better than anyone might have expected. You amaze ever...

  My past has raised its head and it is panting into my neck. Memories come in packs and surround me wherever I go, howling in the moonlight. Remember me? Remember how we laughed and quarreled and sat silently? Wait, what did you say then? Oh, yes. Hai detto che ami parlare con me. Ed io ho risposto, smiling, che certo che lo ami, perché sei sempre tu a parlare.

 When you talk to someone, are you able to tell their nationality or place of origin judging just by their mode of speaking? The differences in dialects and accents are remarkable enough in the English-speaking countries, so you probably would know if it is an American, a Britt, an Australian, or a Scott (these charming accen...

 Recently I found myself in a quite nerve-racking situation of a job interview. I was mentally prepared for it, thanks to an ebook written by my friend (

 Reading seems to be an essential ability of humans, a vital way of communication and learning, indispensable to correct development and growth. Have you ever wondered what reading process actually is and how it is represented in the brain? And why some of us have problems with reading?

 This week a great American novelist and short story writer passed away in his house in Cornish, New Hampshire. J. D. Salinger was born in 1919; his mother had Scots-Irish origin and his father was a Polish Jew. He is best known for his novel The Catcher i...