"Cosa, perché e come?"

Translation: What, why and how?

[FreddieMcFee]

Why no Oxford comma?

[JaemzHarvey]

Because an Oxford comma is a prescriptivist ideal that pretty much only English grammarians salivate over?

[Marninger]

In case you too wonder:
"The Oxford comma is an optional comma before the word 'and' at the end of a list: We sell books, videos, and magazines. It's known as the Oxford comma because it was traditionally used by printers, readers, and editors at Oxford University Press."

[Dr.Moir1]

Well, if it's good enough for Oxford.....lol.

[Dr.Moir1]

You say that, like it's a bad thing....

[bunnypopcorn]

just shooting in the dark here but perhaps there is none in italian

[Mariannarelli]

Who cares?

[DonnaAbruzzese]

Perché means how or why.
Come means what or how.
Cosa means what.

Does it matter when you use each one? How do you know when to?

[BenjaminDi10]

Is there a definite difference in the pronunciation of "è" and "e"? Will one just assume, based on sentence context, that the word is definitely "and" or definitely "is"?

[f.formica]

Yes, there is: è is pronounced open like the E in "pet", while e (é) narrow like the one in "eight" or the A in "day".

[Lolologist]

When do I use e versus ed? I thought it was a matter of preference.

[f.formica]

It is to some extent, but "ed" can only be used before vowels.

[Deus_Mortiis]

Basic rule is that sometimes it sounds nicer to say ed then e

[missymaelicia]

than*

[MacIomhair]

The audio on this one is pretty bad - like a robot from a 1960s sci-fi movie.

[IrenePeine]

Where is the "e" in the fast version?

[RebeS333]

Is this an idiom? or is it just a string of ambiguous words?

[johnsolari]

Probably an idiom along the lines of: "Who, what, when, where, and why?"

[c.s.k]

I like your Oxford comma.

[matt.sjc]

Seems like just a string of random words.

[EvanOuellette]

What the heck? That was... confusing...

[H.G.Stolk27]

Who? What? Where? When? And Why? (Does anyone get this reference?)

[marikawait]

Can't use an ampersand now?!

[ArminKessner]

The great questions of life

[ErikKaufma2]

Must we use context clues to correctly match 'perche' with 'because' or 'why'?

[Alex242535]

CANNOT HEAR THAT 'E' #@*# So tired of getting things wrong because of poor dictation. That said, Thank you Duo for the chance to study Italian ;0)