You can often predict the onset of a grammatical conversation because an Italian will generally begin by complaining about the irrational pronunciation of "though" and "cough." However, if you are caught off guard, quickly deflect onto a perennially acceptable topic such as food or transportation strikes. If you were to proceed with such a discussion, and I were you, I should shortly wish it had never begun. Oy.
Americans, if an Italian appears to be warming up to ask you a question concerning English grammar, change the subject IMMEDIATELY. You are about to enter a world of pain from which the mercifully horrendous American school system has heretofore shielded you. Ablatives, subjunctives, participles, and various other forms and tenses of language of which you have, until now, been blissfully unaware.
You can often predict the onset of a grammatical conversation because an Italian will generally begin by complaining about the irrational pronunciation of "though" and "cough." However, if you are caught off guard, quickly deflect onto a perennially acceptable topic such as food or transportation strikes. If you were to proceed with such a discussion, and I were you, I should shortly wish it had never begun. Oy.
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