A quite common way of saying in Italy is: "Parla come magni", which literally means "Speak the way you eat" [1], and it is used in conversations to mean exactly

A quite common way of saying in Italy is: "Parla come magni", which literally means "Speak the way you eat" [1], and it is used in conversations to mean exactly what Paul says, to "keep it simple". [1]: http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/parla-come-mangi.197573/ http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/parla-come-mangi.1975...