I tried to comment on a post a few days ago, but my comments never appeared on the blog. I assume that I have been banned from commenting until I have paid the content fee. OK, I'll pay. The check is in the mail. Can I comment now?
Mr. Wilson: Your comment does appear on this blog (as you should be able to now see). We are not sure why your previous attempts to comment have not met with success. We can assure you that it has nothing to do with whether you have made a financial contribution. Perhaps it is because your email address contains a profanity. Look in the mirror, my amico.
Another thing I wonder about is why this sign is in English. If they're not going with Italian, which I perhaps naively assumed is the default in Rome, wouldn't Japanese or Hebrew be more likely to reach their target audience? Maybe you can ask about this in your next Italian lesson.
Let me first say that I am impressed. I don't remember you having such an inquisitive mind from 1992-2012. This is a refreshing change.
With regard to the sign, well, I don't want to get all hyper-technical here.....but, the initial text of the sign is indeed in Italian. Only the secondary comments are in English. My handy-dandy Google Translate function suggests that the Italian text means something like, "Daruma opens up a new....."
In terms of English vs. Hebrew/Japanese, having spent many hours strolling through the Ghetto, I can state with a high degree of confidence that there are two languages you primarily here there: the Italian that the locals speak (whether Jewish or Gentile), and the English that the visiting American tourists speak. I have only heard Hebrew once or twice in the Ghetto -- at a religious service. I have never heard Japanese in the Ghetto, something that will hopefully change when the kosher sushi finally -- finally! -- arrives.
Now, let's get down to the important stuff: do the Pacers have a chance???
I tried to comment on a post a few days ago, but my comments never appeared on the blog. I assume that I have been banned from commenting until I have paid the content fee. OK, I'll pay. The check is in the mail. Can I comment now?
ReplyDeleteMr. Wilson: Your comment does appear on this blog (as you should be able to now see). We are not sure why your previous attempts to comment have not met with success. We can assure you that it has nothing to do with whether you have made a financial contribution. Perhaps it is because your email address contains a profanity. Look in the mirror, my amico.
DeleteAnother thing I wonder about is why this sign is in English. If they're not going with Italian, which I perhaps naively assumed is the default in Rome, wouldn't Japanese or Hebrew be more likely to reach their target audience? Maybe you can ask about this in your next Italian lesson.
ReplyDeleteNow that I know how to comment, I'm thinking of becoming one of those annoying people who comments on everything.
ReplyDeleteExcept the captchas drive me crazy so I'm not sure how long I can keep this up.
ReplyDeleteLet me first say that I am impressed. I don't remember you having such an inquisitive mind from 1992-2012. This is a refreshing change.
DeleteWith regard to the sign, well, I don't want to get all hyper-technical here.....but, the initial text of the sign is indeed in Italian. Only the secondary comments are in English. My handy-dandy Google Translate function suggests that the Italian text means something like, "Daruma opens up a new....."
In terms of English vs. Hebrew/Japanese, having spent many hours strolling through the Ghetto, I can state with a high degree of confidence that there are two languages you primarily here there: the Italian that the locals speak (whether Jewish or Gentile), and the English that the visiting American tourists speak. I have only heard Hebrew once or twice in the Ghetto -- at a religious service. I have never heard Japanese in the Ghetto, something that will hopefully change when the kosher sushi finally -- finally! -- arrives.
Now, let's get down to the important stuff: do the Pacers have a chance???
Oooops. That's "hear" not "here." My English is getting rusty.
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