(Nov. 7) More than one Italian out of two (53%) makes regular grammar mistakes when writing a text message or a letter, not respecting the basic grammar rules. Even if descendants of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio, more and more Italians – according to a study sponsored by “Libreriamo” and conducted by monitoring 5,000 web-users of blogs, forums and communities – end up scold because of their mistakes when writing. Top of the list of the most common errors there is the apostrophe. Right after, the misuse of the subjunctive and punctuation. Italian language will be discussed in Moscow on November 19 (at 4 pm) at the Italian Institute of Culture of the city at the meeting titled “Il tipo dell’Italiano”, as part of the cycle of events promoted by the IIC: “Lingua biforcuta. Incontri sulla lingua italiana”. The meetings are held on the Italian language once a month and are intended to promote issues concerning the Italian language today. (red)
