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June 21, 2007
Gli accenti
In Italian there is no silent e: all vowels are pronounced. Think about what kind of a culture produces such an upfront language, where no letter hides itself behind another.
Then again, there are the accents. Sometimes an accent will indicate that a vowel is open or closed; sometimes there is no accent, and then you have to guess. So there is uncertainty too.
Posted by didofoot at June 21, 2007 08:26 AM
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stracciatella!
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at June 21, 2007 12:17 PM
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