My parents lived with my grandparents in an Italian neighborhood when I was born.  My grand father was considered by very many people both newly immigrated and long established as an interpreter, a paralegal, an advisor, a trustworthy go between.  In this respect he was easily accessible to the newcomers who very quickly did meld in.  THere were … Read more

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On an application for employment it is a question the employer asks the applicant to state the amount of income the applicant wants or expects to receive.  Sometimes this amount is negotiable.

AS an option inside America, as in the USA, it is the FIRST option.  It is considered a UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE and is accepted globally as THE second language of the world. Large companies such as General Mills do not allow a language other than ENGLISH spoken while an employee is on the clock in the USA.  IT … Read more

Donna, as a proper noun is NOT an Italian title.  As a title the word dona (one "N", not two) It is correct to say...dona Donna.    This means Donna has a title of respect in Italian.  And for a man with the proper noun Don it would be...don Don. THE word dona or don are NOT proper nouns … Read more

She tried diverting his attention to break his focus on his current task at hand.

It was in July 1969