This morning I met a friend and she asked about my job. I was talking about the last translations done, when she suddenly exclaimed: “Hai proprio la scimmia!” (“You’ve really got… read more →

The word “yellow” comes from the Old English geolu, or geolwe, which derived from the Proto-Germanic word gelwaz (from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow). In Italian the word “giallo (= yellow)” comes from the ancient French jalne which derived from… read more →

  Talking to some friends in the last days made me realise that so often times as freelancers we have to point out that we are working and we are not wasting time or… read more →

Freelancing from home has many obvious benefits over working from an office. But it can also be a double-edged sword, because if we’re not careful there could be a lot of… read more →

Today I must thank a colleague, who translated the proverb “The stitch is lost unless the thread is knotted”, that is ”Chi non fa il nodo, perde il punto”, into “La… read more →

I would like to start my blog with the most common Italian “good luck” expression. If I wanted to wish you good luck in Italy, I’d say: “In bocca al… read more →