"Since today"

Translation: Fin da oggi

[ziggKogg]

"sin oggi" isn't acceptable?

[TiagoMoita_PT]

If "since last year" = "Dall'anno scorso", why not "Da oggi..."?

[naten]

Both should be correct. But, can a native speaker comment on the difference in usage? Is "fin" just for emphasis? And what is it emphasizing? Or are they interchangeable?

[dinkdomino]

I too would like an explanation of this.

[naten]

I asked my Italian professor (a native speaker) a while after posting this. She says "fin da" and "da" are a little different. "fin da" marks a fixed point or limit. It's a bit less general than just "da". I think "da" is like "since" and "fin da" is more like "ever since".

Incidentally, "fin" and "sin" are interchangeable. You should use the one that sounds better.