Latest news and stories about linguistics in Portugal for expats and residents.
The scandal was when women also started to shave, recounts philologist André Simões in “Lusitânia”, where we read about how people lived 2,000 years ago in Lisbon, a city older than Rome.
Marco Neves explains why the 's' between vowels sounds like a 'z', demystifies the origin of the verb 'meter', and compares the use of 'sair no teste' with other Catalan expressions.
Marco Neves clarifies the expressions “tenho saudades tuas” and “tenho saudades de ti” and talks again about “xi coração”. And what is the connection between the word “carioca” and “coffee” after all?
Marco Neves visited Madeira and brought back several Madeiran expressions. He also explores the origins of the words “congresso” and “hora,” as well as some linguistic differences between Portugal and Brazil.
The curious and unclear origin of the expression “xi coração”, the doubt between “escumadeira” or “espumadeira”, and the word that Neves invented so that one of his children would stop using swear words.
Escanifobético is needed. It is a pity we have abandoned the word. Is there still time to revive it? A column by Miguel Esteves Cardoso.
Does the word “casal” apply to any relationship, and has it always meant the same thing? Marco Neves also explains why we use “vocês” more often than “vós”.
With the 1990 Orthographic Agreement, Brazil continues to use 'arquitetos' (without the 'ct'), while here we are no longer quite sure what we have, given the confusion in writing. Opinion piece by Nuno Pacheco.
Do you know the different ways of voting around the world? Marco Neves also explores the concept of language isolates, the difference between “Irão” and “Irã”, and the uncertainty over the word “Gronelândia”.
