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Slava
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Brazinglish

Postby Slava » Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:59 pm

Old, but as the World Cup hasn't happened yet, still timely. Here's an odd little piece on how some Brazilians are getting ready for the influx of English speakers:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/09/opini ... glish.html
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Re: Brazinglish

Postby Perry Lassiter » Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:48 pm

Reminds me of teenage slang and their attempt to communicate beyond the understanding of the parental generation.
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Re: Brazinglish

Postby blue.bear » Wed May 28, 2014 7:17 am

It's nice that they are trying to prepare for world cup.


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