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Bandwidth issue
Buondì. I have a bandwidth issue. It’s nothing to do with groups of people playing music, nor their expanding waistlines (though I have one of those.) It’s more of a metaphor, actually, (read about...
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What does being ‘advanced’ or ‘fluent’ in Italian feel like?
Buondì. What does being ‘advanced’ or ‘fluent’ in Italian feel like? I taught English to Italians for over twenty years, including kids from the age of three, but mostly adults, at all levels from...
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Pick your own!
Buondì. You know those places where you can pick your own fruit/vegetables etc. directly from the field? They’re usually good value, as the farmer is saving the cost of havesting and transport, and...
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The saving habit
Buondì. I was a terrible spendthrift as a young man, probably for around a year or so, aged 20. Before that I had been careful by necessity, as I was always skint, so had to save up for anything I...
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Things I wish I’d understood about Italian when I began: #01
Buondì. When you’re learning a new language, there are certain things that come up in lessons, or that teachers point out (or possibly forget to, as they are so obvious they can’t imagine you not...
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It’s dicembre, so 2 Seasonal Half-Price ‘Ebooks of the Week’
Buondì. It’s dicembre, and the countdown to Natale (Christmas) and Capodanno (New Year) begins! Writing the title of this article, besides going for the very similar but not identifical spelling of the...
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Update from OIC HQ
Buondì. Here’s a brief update about goings on at OIC HQ, for those who are interested in such things. If that doesn’t include you – “I just want the three free exercises a week you promised when I...
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‘Putting up the Christmas tree day’
Buondì. Good morning from Italy, where we’re all having a lie-in today, as probably are the inhabitants of Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Chile, Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, Guam (USA), Italy,...
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What do you do on Wednesdays?
Buondì. Since Bug left us a week or so ago, I’ve had much more time, and surprisingly – given not having slept through the night for more than two months – more energy, to work. And so, on to the...
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Oops, I messed up!
Buondì. The reorganisation is proceeding. It’s nearly completed, in fact, with mailing lists transferred from one supplier to another and things (hopefully) now working correctly. Though yesterday’s...
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