The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Ten English words that make you sound cool in Italian Dropping a few English words into your Italian conversation may seem like an odd thing to do, but for some Italians these 'anglicismi' are the height of cool. Here's how to use them. https://www.thelocal.it/20200221/ten-english-words-that-make-you-sound-cool-in-italian Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:12:50 +0100 ten-english-words-that-make-you-sound-cool-in-italian Italians ranked among worst in the EU at speaking English – again Despite some progress in their foreign language skills Italians are still behind most other EU countries when it comes to speaking English, according to a new global ranking. https://www.thelocal.it/20201119/italians-ranked-among-worst-in-the-eu-at-speaking-english-again Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:34:22 +0100 italians-ranked-among-worst-in-the-eu-at-speaking-english-again Italy ranked worst in the EU for speaking English A new study suggests Italians are making very little progress when it comes to mastering English, with Italy ranked worst in the EU for its citizens' English language skills. https://www.thelocal.it/20191105/italy-ranked-the-worst-in-the-eu-for-speaking-english Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:35:47 +0100 italy-ranked-the-worst-in-the-eu-for-speaking-english