Not only does it expand my view of the world, but it also gives me the chance to sharpen my Italian as I watch how Translator turns Italian into English and English into Italian. I simply use Microsoft Translator to translate my emails for them and their emails for me. When the person I’m emailing is more comfortable writing and reading in their native tongue than in English, I don’t let my own inability to write in that language slow me down. I’m also half Italian and exchange frequent emails with Italian relatives. Their emails gave me a tantalizing taste of another culture.
I enjoyed the frequent exchanges with Swiss colleagues who knew four or five different languages. I once worked for an international company that was headquartered in Switzerland and have always been fascinated by languages and dialects.
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