Priceless.Thanks for nitpicking.
Priceless.Thanks for nitpicking.
Bought the "learn a language" CDs. Talk about distracted driving! At the rate I am mastering Italian while behind the wheel, the only thing anyone will be able to comprehend is my hand gestures.
Well, a few phrases might suffice. For example:
Just watch out for shady Hungarian/English phrasebooks.If you want to learn a foreign language really and not just tourist phrases and you want to do it on your own, i would suggest to keep the "learn a language CD" only as a auxiliary device and instead buy a "learn a language" book, a dictionary and some italian films on dvd/blu-ray, so that you can read english subtitles while you listen. Then the CD will also come useful for pronounciation. My brother learnt german on his own using this method. He also passed an exam for german language certificate with flying colours. Watching US films with subtitles has also helped me tremendously in writing english as well as understanding it better when listening at it.
Put down the gun.
About this...Here most of the people go out in the street unarmed. If, by bad coincidence, you happen to encounter someone who points a weapon at you, it is unlikely that he will put it down, only because you will say so. In such case, it's better to scream "help" (aiuto) or "police" (polizia) or "to the thief!" (al ladro!). I say this, for your own safety. At any rate, "put down the gun" (abbassa la pistola).
Just watch out for shady Hungarian/English phrasebooks.
Perhaps knowing the phrase for "I abjectly apologise for insulting you" is better. That, or toss him your wallet and run (depending on the situation.)
I cannot wait til lunchtime.Perhaps knowing the phrase for "I abjectly apologise for insulting you" is better. That, or toss him your wallet and run (depending on the situation.)
Unless you are a tobacconist who is full of eels.
I suspect you are right.AI is coming quickly. I ponder about what this will mean. I suspect this will be a mix of good and awful.
AI is coming quickly. I ponder about what this will mean. I suspect this will be a mix of good and awful.