When signing a card or letter, is it "Famiglia & Surname" or "La famiglia & Surname"?
Maybe my question was not clear enough.
My question is which form is correct:
- Famiglia Niccoli or
- La Famiglia Niccoli
Thank you.
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2Famiglia, without "la". – CarLaTeX Mar 10 '20 at 06:25
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Welcome to Italian.SE! – Charo Mar 10 '20 at 07:17
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2@linuxfansaysReinstateMonica, the surname is the family name... – DaG Mar 10 '20 at 08:51
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1@linuxfansaysReinstateMonica, what do you mean by “yes and no”? “Surname” means “family name”, and the OP asked about the use of surnames (not first names) in conjunction with the Italian word famiglia. – DaG Mar 10 '20 at 10:52
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+1 for having updated the question, now it is way more clear (and interesting). And I am not sure that the article should be avoided: without it, sounds strange to me. – linuxfan says Reinstate Monica Mar 12 '20 at 09:28
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If you mean a literal “&”, none of the proposed forms is meaningful. In an informal communication, you'd use the first name followed, if necessary, by e famiglia. For instance:
(Saluti da) Mario e famiglia.
In a formal context, you might use famiglia followed by the family name:
(Sentite condoglianze), famiglia Rossi.
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