🇮🇹 Italian · Fluency Level 2
PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Editing with the Publisher
In the publisher's office in Rome, the manuscript is cut and mended with the editor's conditional: taglierei, qui manca, il lettore deve capire.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The publisher's office in Rome, the manuscript open on the desk between them.
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Allora, Laura. Il secondo capitolo. Qui taglierei.ahl-LOH-rah, LOW-rah, eel seh-KOHN-doh kah-PEE-toh-loh, kwee tah-lyeh-RAYSo, Laura. The second chapter. Here I'd cut.
Il capitolo.eel kah-PEE-toh-lohThe chapter.
Taglierebbe la parte del lupo?tah-lyeh-REHB-beh lah PAHR-teh dehl LOO-pohYou'd cut the wolf part? Politely.
Solo la metà. È troppo lunga.SOH-loh lah meh-TAH, eh TROHP-poh LOON-gahOnly half. It's too long.
Va bene. E qui, a pagina venti?vah BEH-neh, eh kwee, ah PAH-jee-nah VEHN-teeAll right. And here, on page twenty?
Qui manca qualcosa. Chi è Vincenzo?kwee MAHN-kah kwahl-KOH-zah, kee eh veen-CHEHN-tsohHere something is missing. Who is Vincenzo?
Il fratello di mia nonna. Lo sanno tutti.eel frah-TEHL-loh dee MEE-ah NOHN-nah, loh SAHN-noh TOOT-teeMy grandmother's brother. Everyone knows that.
Lo sa Lei. Il lettore deve capire.loh sah lay, eel leht-TOH-reh DEH-veh kah-PEE-rehYou know it. The reader has to understand. Politely.
Ha ragione. Aggiungo una frase.ah rah-JOH-neh, ahd-JOON-goh OO-nah FRAH-zehYou're right. I'll add a sentence. Politely.