In most big cities and heavily touristed areas in Italy, hotel and restaurant staff, shopkeepers, and museum attendants will almost certainly speak at least some English. But venture to smaller towns ...

Why are Italians dressing as fish? One of these words explains it. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP An annual vote in an Italian newspaper has shortlisted 15 of the "most representative" words from the news ...

The word 'overtourism' will be included in the 2025 edition of the Zingarelli dictionary. Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP Popular Italian dictionary Zingarelli has unveiled 10 neologisms that will be ...

Called upon Premier Benito Mussolini Thomas W. Lament, partner of J. P. Morgan. Called upon Premier Benito Mussolini U. S. Senator David A. Reed. Called upon Premier Benito Mussolini Frank W. Stearns, ...

Yes, it is awful when a snotty waiter corrects one’s pronunciation of the word “bruschetta” (Friday, Oct. 17). What is maddening is when the waiter “corrects” your right pronunciation (broo-SKET-tah) ...

Italy was in the midst of a government crisis again, created by the downfall of wispy, white-haired Premier Antonio Segni. But what seemed only an annual event (Premiers have averaged ten months in ...