ILGUR: Italian Language, Grammar and Usage Resource

ILGUR (Italian Language, Grammar and Usage) is an online resource that aims to help students of all levels and ages who are learning Italian.  We have published over 200 “lessons” that aim to explain points of Italian grammar in a cogent and easy to understand way with lessons and examples that not only make sense but illustrate the complexities of the Italian language.

We invite people to leave comments, since many of the questions asked can help make posts better.  Also, if you see an error or a typo, please leave a comment so that we can make the necessary corrections.  All feedback is welcome!

About The Editors:

ILGUR was created by Keith Preble in 2005/2006 with the help of Marcello Gammella and Vittorio Tavini. Read more about them below:

About Keith:
Keith Preble graduated in 2003 with a degree in art history from the University of Melbourne. He also studied music and musicology at Clark University from 1994-1997 before moving and transferring his credits. While in Australia, he studied Italian and developed an interest in the history, art and culture of Siena as well as an interest in Rome, Palermo, and Sicilly, Sicilian history and art.  Keith is currently working on a travel guide for travelers on the Sicilian capital, Palermo — excerpts, photos and news of the book can be seen at Progetto Palermo.

In order to do any serious research in those area, he found it necessary to learn Italian and at first started learning it on my own, then through courses, private lessons and then by spending several years in Rome. The family on his mother’s side also emigrated to the United States from Italy in the early part of the 20th century. Part of learning the language has also been about connecting with his heritage, and he has enjoyed learning Italian as well as helping others learn it, too.  This site is a collection of notes and research compiled over many years and has become a popular resource for students around the world.

Keith is also a freelance writer and blogger and currently resides in Durham, North Carolina (in the USA).

About Marcello:
Marcello Gammella graduated in 2010 with a degree in English Literature from Federico II in Naples, having done his thesis on the short stories of Martin Amis and Ian McEwan. Marcello helps to create sample sentences for the daily posts, provides and suggests words and expressions for Parola del Giorno and helps to make the language used as “Italian” as possible. He also serves as a invaluable language advisor and also works as a translator (Marcello recently translated the Itunes app store description from English to Italian for ooTunes: http://www.ootunes.com/), teacher and tutor. Marcello offers Italian lessons for non-Italian speakers and English lessons for Italian speakers via Skype — if interested, contact him at: info at ilgur dot com.

About Vittorio:
Vittorio Tavini graduated in 2006 with a degree in comparative philology from the Naples Language University «L’Orientale», with afinal thesis on Yukio Mishima entitled Yukio Mishima: alla ricerca della mortetragica (Yukio Mishima and his quest for tragic death).  He also has a Masters degree in translation from the Università degli Studi «Guglielmo Marconi» in Rome.  Vittorio is a teacher of English, Italian and Russian and currently works and resides in Rome.  Vittorio also translated The Anatomy of Story by American screenwriter, John Truby: published in December 2009 by Italian publisher Dino Audino under the title, Anatomia di una storia. Vittorio currently resides in Rome, teaching Italian and English.

Comments:
Comments on posts are always welcome.  Spam filtering is set high on this blog so please accept our apologies if your valid comment is detected as spam.  This blog receives about 500 spam comments/day, and it is difficult to screen them properly.  Comments are published if they are polite and contribute to the post’s discussion in some way. Comments that indicate a typo or an error are generally not posted because they tend to confuse future readers – we will simply make the correction and delete your comment (but always thankful and grateful for your help! ).  If the correction contributes to the discussion, it is usually posted.  Comments that use profanity, rude language, or are insulting are not posted.  Pointing out a mistake or a correction is not insulting but pointing it out using inappropriate language is not helpful.

Comments that advertise another web site or service are generally deleted and will not be posted.  If you wish to advertise your web site or service, please email me.

Link Exchanges:
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