Il mio fuso orario è diverso da quello di Marco, quindi privilegiamo il lavoro asincrono.

Questions & Answers about Il mio fuso orario è diverso da quello di Marco, quindi privilegiamo il lavoro asincrono.

Why is it diverso da and not diverso di?
In Italian, the adjective diverso is always followed by the preposition da when comparing two things, never di.
How does quello di Marco translate to "Marco's"?
Italian does not have a possessive apostrophe-s. Instead, it uses quello di (that of) to avoid repeating the noun. Here, quello replaces il fuso orario, making quello di Marco literally mean "that of Marco".
What does the word fuso literally mean in fuso orario?
Fuso literally means "spindle" (the tool used for spinning wool). Geographically, it refers to a vertical slice of the Earth from pole to pole that shares a time zone, which is shaped like a spindle.
Why does privilegiamo only have one i after the g?
The infinitive is privilegiare. To form the noi present tense, you add -iamo. However, verbs ending in -giare or -ciare drop the i in their stem before endings that start with i to avoid spelling them with a double ii.

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