The ten most common errors in English in Italians.

Do you know what is the reason why it is difficult to speak a foreign language correctly? To continue to think in Italian, and then to translate literally into another language what we mean.
To speak a foreign language well you need to stop thinking and start thinking in Italian, for example in English.

Obama Goes to Rome

On Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama will take his turn visiting the popular pontiff.  Obama and an entourage of around 700 staffers, security folks and the White House traveling press corps, will descend on Rome for what may not be much more than a high-level photo op. While in Rome, the president will have a quick meet and greet with Italy’s ceremonial President Giorgio Napolitano, and he’s taking an exclusive private tour of the Coliseum. The bilateral with the pope and whatever feel-good message comes out of it is the presumed purpose of Obama’s trip to Rome, which is part of a European tour. The two have a lot in common, not least of all the sheer number of magazine covers they have both graced, including Rolling Stone, Time, Forbes and The Advocate.  They are also champions of social justice and have worked tirelessly for the poor, especially in their early careers. Their differences, though, are far more striking, which makes their meeting tricky.  Obama and Francis do not agree on a vast number of issues, including reproductive rights, gay marriage, women’s equality, or how best to help find peace in the world’s troubled regions. Pope Francis was able to draw hundreds of thousands to take part in a national day of peace for Syria last September, which was seen at the time as a direct response to threats by the United States to use force against Damascus. “May the noise of weapons cease!” Francis told the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square. 

“War always marks the failure of peace, it is always a defeat for humanity.”

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