tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518334.post3459012441590993976..comments2024-02-26T03:12:14.514-07:00Comments on About Translation: Keeping our grammar current: Serianni's "Prima lezione di grammatica"Riccardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08033214185364578008noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518334.post-13892956166224208132009-02-23T10:02:00.000-07:002009-02-23T10:02:00.000-07:00Keeping up with grammar is essential in any langua...Keeping up with grammar is essential in any language. It's great that you are reflecting on the need to stay current on grammar in your language. Although, I can't recommend an Italian grammar guide, I can recommend an English grammar book that is designed to refresh readers on the common misuses and recent changes to grammar rules, “Booher’s Rules of Business Grammar: 101 Fast and Easy Ways to Correct the Most Common Errors,” by Dianna Booher (McGraw-Hill, 2008). Its short chapters and memory tips at the end of each chapter make it ideal for a busy professional just trying to brush up and stay current. It’s also great for those who are studying English as a second language. <BR/><BR/>If you're interested in receiving a review copy, I'd be glad to send you one. Maybe you'll find a topic in there that sparks a blog idea. Please email me your mailing address if you're interested. (rachel dot randolph @ booher dot com)<BR/><BR/>www.boohersrules.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518334.post-8785904779996438832009-02-22T17:17:00.000-07:002009-02-22T17:17:00.000-07:00I don't think that Esperanto can be considered as ...I don't think that Esperanto can be considered as a "living language" since, as far as I know, it is a language without any native speakers (i.e., without anybody who learned it as his or her native language - if you know of any parents who taught their child to speak exclusively Esperanto, please let us know).<BR/><BR/>Esperanto is certainly the most successful of all artificial languages. <BR/><BR/>Learning it is probably an interesting intellectual endeavor.<BR/><BR/>Its usefulness for actual communication is, however, probably on a par with Klingon.Riccardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033214185364578008noreply@blogger.com