Italian government seeks to penalize the use of English words

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lultimouomo ◴[02 Apr 23 17:56 UTC] No.35413265[source]▶

The current Italian government has introduced the "ministry of industry and made in Italy". That's what's it called, made in Italy, in English in the official name. I guess they're going to fine themselves.

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1. thesuperbigfrog ◴[02 Apr 23 18:10 UTC] No.35413411[source]▶

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"Fatto in Italia" would be just as good, but might not be as widely understood by non-Italian speakers.

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2. pmoleri ◴[02 Apr 23 19:51 UTC] No.35414409[source]▶

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Who cares? This is a form of protectionism aimed to national consumers.

3. arlort ◴[02 Apr 23 20:07 UTC] No.35414596[source]▶

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No it wouldn't, everyone uses "made in Italy" colloquially in Italian

4. pmontra ◴[02 Apr 23 21:08 UTC] No.35415227[source]▶

>>35413411 (TP) #

It would feel weird to Italians too. Made in Italy is a sentence that has a long history and is widely used. Fatto in Italia would be laughed at. Then, if it becomes a law, it will be fatto in Italia. I bet against it.

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5. squarefoot ◴[02 Apr 23 22:33 UTC] No.35415978[source]▶

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Also because over here "fatto" also means "stoned".

6. thegabriele ◴[02 Apr 23 23:07 UTC] No.35416291[source]▶

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Or just "Italiano"?

7. toyg ◴[03 Apr 23 05:57 UTC] No.35419055[source]▶

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"fatto" has slang associations with heroin use, so I doubt they'd go for that. But they could push some new branding, like "prodotto italiano".

8. Krooligyn ◴[03 Apr 23 08:15 UTC] No.35420188[source]▶

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"Prodotto in italia" is already common and more targeted to italians. "Made in Italy" is mainly for exports.

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