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Wednesday, 18 December 2024

Freeway, highway or motorway

Last summer, since early June to late September, I had been hosting some Anglo-Saxon people, who mainly came from Florida (US), Northern Ireland, England, Canada and Australia. They were coming here in my town for one or two days, as they would boarding the cruise ships at the Civitavecchia's port cruise terminal.

Civitavecchia is ranking as the 2nd busiest cruise port in the Mediterranean Sea, as most tourists who embark on a cruise in the Mediterranean come here to reach the docks for cruise ships.

Speaking with foreign tourists gave me the opportunity to learn that some words are different in American English, British English and Australian English. I have heard that some British English words come from French roots, while American English has occasionally replaced more traditional English words with their Spanish counterparts. For example one of my guests, Deanna Linney from Melburne, explained that the three words "freeway" (American English), "highway" (Australian English) and "motorway" (British English) have the same meaning in the three different Anglo-Saxon countries.

I speak once again about olive trees, which I've already mentioned in my previous post. The following photo shows the soft path through those  typical trees of the Medirreanean area where I sometimes go running/walking.  The olive trees in the photo are more than 150 years old.

Last week I enjoyed a beautiful rainbow while I was walking through the park.

The rainbow also stretched over the children playground. 

Rainy weather may sometimes shows such a beautiful optical phenomenon.

17 comments:

  1. ...a day with a rainbow is indeed a special day!

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    1. Happiness with a rainbow, as its colors shape our world.

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  2. Giorgio, Italy is great!!!
    My friend, I salute you!

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  3. Me gusto la primera foto. Los olivos son muy lindo y la foto con el arcoíris es genial Te mando un beso.

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  4. The rainbow is beautiful, a great photo.
    Nature still looks so green where you live.Here the trees are bare and only a few meadows are green.
    Wish you a fabulous Thursday :)


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    1. Evergreen trees keep their leaves all year round. On the contrary, deciduous trees lose their leaves.
      Thanks for the appreciation about the rainbow :-) 🌈

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  5. Language is fascinating ...
    The 150 year old olive trees looks amazing.
    A beautiful rainbow, I always enjoy seeing them.

    Enjoy the rest of your week.

    All the best Jan
    https://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/

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    1. I'll be looking for older olive trees!
      Warm regards from Italy :-)

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  6. Hi Giorgio! I am interested to see the olive trees in your photo. And the rainbow too!
    Yes, some English words are different in the UK, US and Australia.

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    1. I am also interested in learning different English language accents.

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  7. Which is the first busiest cruise port in the Mediterranean?

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    1. The first busiest cruise port in the Mediterranean Sea is Barcelona (Spain). With more than 1 million cruise passengers during the first six months of 2024, it has just reached a new record.

      Thank you for visitig my blog :-)

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  8. How awesome that you got to host people from all over and learn about the different ways English is spoken.
    The olive tree path sounds so peaceful.
    That photo of the rainbow over the playground is magical!

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  9. WOW majestic highways, I loved so much the rainbow.

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