Language Exchange English - Italian Sunday morning (Italian time) Ciao a tutti, I am free on Sunday morning for an English-Italian language exchange. Write me if you want to have a session. Saluti, Elia

The word ''Data'' in technical English Hi students and teachers, How would you use the word data? Back to college, I had a professor who pointed out that, since data is the plural of datum, it does not have to be conjugated in the third person. Ex: Data show that eating pasta does not make you fat. Nevertheless, I keep reading articles (not scientific) that use the word data as an uncountable noun. Ex: This data was collected from 69 countries. How would you recommend to use this word? Grazie, Elia

Hay que - meaning Hola a todos los estudiantes, Tengo dudas con el significado de "hay que". Ejemplo: Hay que estudiar mucho para aprobar ese examen de matemáticas. Me parece que "hay que" es como "you have to". ¿Hay diferencia? Además de esto, ¿hay que utilizar "me parece que" con o sin subjuntivo? Estoy expresando duda, pero he leído que se utiliza solamente con la negativa con esta oración. ¡Muchas gracias a todos! Elia

Italianizzazione dei verbi inglesi. English verbs used in Italian

Ciao a tutti,

Some English speakers may be a bit disappointed/confused about what I am going to say. As you probably know, the Italian language includes many English words that are nowadays very often used (I'd say "overused"). Think of the following words: computer, selfie, shopping, e-mail, online and you name it. But, have you ever asked yourself what happens when an English VERB is used in Italian? Well, we keep the English word and we conjugate in Italian. And then for example, the verb "to chat" becomes chattare. The verb "to tag" becomes taggare.

Example/Esempio:

- Mara mi ha taggato su Facebook.

Mara tagged me on Facebook.

- Che stai facendo? Sto chattando con un' amica.

What are you doing? I am chatting with a friend of mine.

- Queste scarpe non matchano con il vestito che indosso.

 These shoes don't match with the dress I am wearing.

I don't like the fact that English words are so used in Italian but this is just my opinion. You may want to stick with the Italian but keep in mind that this has become part of our culture. And what happens when an English speaker who is learning Italian has to pronounce these words? Good question eh? Italians pronounce these words just like if they came from Italian. You, as an English speaker may get confused. I would suggest that you try to pronounce them in Italian; I know you may think it sounds silly. In any case, it is not a big deal. Just keep in mind that this is the way it is and you need to get used to that. :)

From Italian to English - ventilatore polmonare, macchina per anestesia Ciao a tutti, How do you translate properly these to medical devices in English? Grazie

Use of the word "Personnel" Hello, I have come across this word. By looking at the definition (not the one meaning HR), it seems to me that the word "staff" is similar in meaning. Am I right? Could I say medical staff/personnel interchangeably? Thanks

To get fly with someone: AmE (probably slang) Hello language learners! I was listening to an American song and at a certain point the singer says and I quote: "And I get high with my baby, I just left the mall, I am getting' fly with my baby". I feel that it has a sexual meaning but I would like to know more about it as well as when he says to get high with someone. I know it is not proper English, but still I am curious. Thank you! Elia.

San Valentín vs San Jorge ¡Hola amigos! ¿Que día prefieres? Es verdad que durante el día de San Jorge en Cataluña, los chicos regalan una roja y un libro? ¡Gracias!

Language exchange today Italian/English Italian/Spanish English/Spanish at 10:30 Italian time Hello everyone! If you want to do language exchange later on, you can write me and I will be happy to talk to you. Please only if you are serious learner. Elia.