Is your Italian becoming anglicised?

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Alberto Sordi nella scena degli spaghetti. Screenshot of Un americano a Roma

Screenshot of Un americano a Roma, film by Steno (1954) Source: public domain

Living in an English-speaking country can mean English words gradually seep into your Italian without even realising it is happening.

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Published 26 June 2018 11:27am

Updated 16 August 2022 9:47am

By Davide Schiappapietra, Marco Lucchi

Source: SBS

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Living in an English-speaking country can mean English words gradually seep into your Italian without even realising it is happening.

Are there any English words and expressions you are adopting when speaking Italian? We talked to Italianists and linguists John Kinder and John Hajek about the way in which the Italian language is becoming more and more anglicised. And it not happening just to those of us living abroad!