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Brazil and Portugal squabble over spelling

Portugal's former empire is striking back - through language. As Brazil rises in international prominence and its one-time colonial master wanes, a proposed standardization of the Portuguese language would ...

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Bruno
West Hartford, CT
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Apr 28, 2008
 
Im a bit confused Brazilians speak Portuguese, why should we have to basterdise, destroy, destort the PORTUGUESE language? It would be like making ebonics the official language in the united states. I would rather see the brazilians change their language to something not called Portuguese, then to change something that has existed before they did.
Maria
Austin, TX
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May 22, 2008
 
Bruno wrote:
Im a bit confused Brazilians speak Portuguese, why should we have to basterdise, destroy, destort the PORTUGUESE language? It would be like making ebonics the official language in the united states. I would rather see the brazilians change their language to something not called Portuguese, then to change something that has existed before they did.
Hi Bruno,
I'm just a curious... Where are you from?
wtf
Miami, FL
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May 22, 2008
 
backwards country
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