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Expert	Average Ratings	Expertise
Il Magu Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.92 Clarity of Response 9.92 Timeliness 9.94 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 502	I can answer questions on Italian language, music and home cooking.
Francesco Marchesani Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.95 Clarity of Response 9.95 Timeliness 9.94 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 413	I`m interested and have deep knowledge in Italian history, traditions and culture. I can answer your questions on my country`s language and literature, as well as Latin language and literature.
Paola Italy Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.96 Clarity of Response 9.87 Timeliness 9.78 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 73	I love English and Italian is my mother tongue. I am particularly fond of precision in translation, and I always try to pay attention not only in giving the correct correspondance to words but also to render the sense of what I translate.
Lauren O' Hagan U.K. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.96 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 364	Although not my mother tongue, I have spoken Italian fluently for a little less than 10 years so I am very confident to answer any questions about the Italian language. I also speak in Roman Dialect if there are any questions relating to this.
Chris Platamone U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.93 Clarity of Response 9.91 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 9.97 Total Questions 155	I can answer all basic to advanced grammar questions. I have read much of Italian literature, but I teach Italian grammar from the point of view of an English speaker, and therin lies my expertise: Italian is not my native tongue, but I have an excellent handle on all things grammatical and can help people bridge the gap between English and Italian.
Maria Italy On Vacation returns 11/16/2009 View Profile View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 1199	Italian is my mother tongue and I'll be glad to answer any questions concerning Italian Language.

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Recent Answers

2009-11-07 articles:

Dear Rich, Generally speaking, it is correct to use the indefinite article and say “un caffè” when talking about “a cup of coffee” and to use the definite article and say “il caffè” when talking about

2009-11-05 "avere" or "portare":

Dear Rich, The caption “Chi ha gli occhiali da sole?” under the picture of several people, one of whom is wearing sunglasses, is correct, though we can say also “ Chi porta gli occhiali da sole?”.

2009-11-05 Italian surnames ending in -engo:

Hello, the information you have learnt is correct: many words in Italian have a Germanic (mainly Gothic or Langobard) origin, including place names and surnames. In particular, those ending with -ingo/inghi/engo/enghi

2009-11-05 Translation.:

Hi Ulrike, Interesting things you are doing at school! :-) Here your translation, I hope it is helpful... I would prefer someone Italian this time. Why has this become so complicated? It is

2009-11-04 verbs:

Dear Rich, yes, Italian “intransitive verbs” are followed by “prepositions”, but are not followed by “direct objects”. For example : -“Egli parla(intransitive) per (preposition) radio” (He talks