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 English words have been creeping into the Italian language – but not all are used correctly. Here we list 15 particularly confusing – and in some cases amusing – misuses of English words. https://www.thelocal.it/20150121/top-15-english-words-reinvented-by-italians Wed, 21 Jan 2015 14:51:00 +0100 top-15-english-words-reinvented-by-italians It's kind when Italians translate menus and signs into English for the benefit of us Anglos, but the result is sometimes hilarious. We've gathered a collection of photos of the most amusing translations. https://www.thelocal.it/20141029/top-ten-funniest-english-translations-in-italy Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:00:00 +0100 top-ten-funniest-english-translations-in-italy English-speakers in Rome have spotted the latest linguistic error made by the city's authorities, offering tickets to motorists for "sun motion". https://www.thelocal.it/20140911/rome-parking-metre-offers-tickets-for-sun-motion Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:39:00 +0200 rome-parking-metre-offers-tickets-for-sun-motion Denise Muir, from Scotland, has worked as a translator in Italy for 14 years, focusing on literary and creative translations for the publishing and advertising sectors. She tells The Local why you need more than just fluency in two languages to become a translator, and why it's worth the hard work. https://www.thelocal.it/20140115/competition-for-translation-work-is-fierce Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:10:00 +0100 competition-for-translation-work-is-fierce