The importance of the double consonant

[proctor_grace]

Pronunciation in Italian can be a wee bit tricky. They have this thing about double consonants, things like maggio, pappagallo, cappello, etc. You have to pronounce a double consonant differently from a single consonant. Anno and ano are not the same thing: one means year and the other means anus. In English it isn't such a big deal, and in

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[docjunkie]

i have envy for the woman with the capellone boyfriend. and if she has a cappellone boyfriend--i pity her. and thas my 2 cents.

[proctor_grace]

A turgid mixture of pity and envy! That's a good two cents.

[blahthequah]

you havent written for many months. i know you are not dead because if you were dead i would hope i would know. today i finished my undergraduate career and on sunday i will march across the stage and get my bachelor's degree. im drinking wine and watching the hours right now. when i read virginia wolff i think of you. when i watch her, as in nicole kidman's portrayal, i think you. not because i think you will ever put some stones in your pocket and walk into a river. but her prose and her life reminds of me you for some reason. maybe because she was a feminist. but i think it is because she put her passion before her life, her writing before all things. i can see that in you. so as you live you life in italy, a life that i am insanely jealous of, i hope you are well. i dream of expatriotism.