Daily Archives: April 23, 2012

April 25th: Casa del Jazz and Liberation Day

Kicking off what could be a 6 day weekend for some (depending on whether your school/boss grants you the full ponte), this Wednesday, April 25th is Liberation Day – the annual commemoration of the day Italy was liberated from the … Continue reading

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Word of the Day: Scorciatoia

This one is pretty straightforward. A scorciatoia, (pronounced scor-cha-toya), means “a shortcut.” Scorciare in Italian means to shorten or to reduce. And from what I can tell from an unclear etymological website, tiare also means to shorten, or to abbreviate. So together they … Continue reading

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