Italian Language/Expert Profile

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• Knowledgeability 10.0
• Clarity of Response 10.0
• Timeliness 10.0
• Politeness 10.0

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    K = Knowledgeability    C = Clarity of Response    T = Timeliness    P = Politeness

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
Rich	11/08/09	10	10	10	10	Dear Maria, Thank you. Your explanation has .....
Rich	11/06/09	10	10	10	10	Dear Maria, Thank you for explaining this .....
Rich	11/05/09	10	10	10	10	Dear Maria, Thank you for your very .....
Paul	11/03/09	10	10	10	10	Maria, voglio baciare le due guancie! Ah .....
Rich	11/02/09	10	10	10	10	Dear Maria, Thank you for your excellent .....

Recent Answers from Maria

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?”.

2009-11-04 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

2009-11-03 The "si" with accent in Dante:

Hello, First of all the “sì” (“si” with accent) in Dante’s Inferno, Canto 1, line 43, stands for the adverb “così” where there is a aphaeresis , i.e. the loss of the first syllable “co”. In Italian

2009-11-02 nouns:

Dear Rich, First of all, Italian adjectives, verbs and articles must always agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to. With regard to the feminine noun “verdura”/”la verdura”, it