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Perche' in Italiano si usano tante parole per esprimere delle idee semplici?

  • claudiocalogiuri
  • Jul 27, 2022
  • 1 min read

Updated: Aug 5, 2022

Italiano vs Inglese Why Italians use dozen of words for a simple concept? The difference between the Italian language (a reader-responsible language), and English (a writer-responsible language) [During Covid pandemic peak], London’s Heathrow airport had posters saying, “You must wear a face covering in the terminal.” Signs at Copenhagen’s airport advised “Please remember to wear a medical mask,” and the airport in Stockholm read, “Use a face mask in the terminal.” At Rome’s Fiumicino airport, however, I was greeted by a sign made up of 40 words:


“According to Covid-19 containment measures provided for by the Council of Ministers’ presidential decree of 26 April 2020, the use of respiratory protection is required in interior public places. Therefore, the use of masks is compulsory even inside the airport.” https://humanparts.medium.com/why-italians-use-dozens-of-words-for-simple-instructions-b3e499f2f0df

 
 
 

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