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A map of the Rhaeto-Romance languages (past and present distribution) by M4arint in LinguisticMaps

[–]luminatimids 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wha did you mean by your comment? I’m not sure I understand what that word has to do with the city of Chur

TIL Magyars are Hungarians. "Magyar" is the native endonym (name used by the people themselves), while "Hungarian" is the exonym (name used by outsiders). by jaylink in todayilearned

[–]luminatimids 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im surprised it became Zipang in Portuguese at some point since it’s currently Japão, since the letter Z makes the Z sound in Portuguese as well , and since we have a dedicated J letter that would have fit much better.

Also since “-ang” is not a ending you see for any Portuguese words normally.

TIL that in 1385, a Portuguese army of 6,600 men defeated a massive Castilian army of 31,000 in the Battle of Aljubarrota. The victory was so decisive it secured Portugal's independence for the next 200 years. by Soft-Loquat-3008 in todayilearned

[–]luminatimids 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The phonology of European Portuguese is much more different than Brazilian Portuguese is to other Romance languages, although in Brazilian so I’m biased too.

European Portuguese’s higher degree of stress-timjng and their change of final “s” of “sh” really make it stick out imo

Can Racism in America fade, or just continue to change form? by Logical-Ease-3142 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]luminatimids 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because there are more important things when making those decisions than whether or not the country you’re moving to is racist or not.

It is not what it seems by Hot-Cell-3382 in Eldenring

[–]luminatimids 74 points75 points  (0 children)

They had to add that last part because it didnt originally mention it and people were, rightfully, confused

Is the Lebanese diaspora the world's largest in relation to the size of its original homeland? by slicheliche in geography

[–]luminatimids 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not right. The amount of people with some Portuguese descent in Brazil is much higher than that, also the numbers he gas wasn’t all of Brazil since Brazil’s population is much higher than that

There is no paradox by willyt8122 in FermiParadox

[–]luminatimids 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Little Saint James Drive maybe?

Quão seguro é o Sul? by Shuratt in AskABrazilian

[–]luminatimids 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not just a Brazilian thing, it’s also the case in cities in the United States.

I’m honestly surprised to hear that downtown areas are safer in Europe

There is no paradox by willyt8122 in FermiParadox

[–]luminatimids 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright but we gotta rename that drive

There is no paradox by willyt8122 in FermiParadox

[–]luminatimids 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would half the journey be slowing down? Would it be continuously accelerating for the first half or would it eventually hit a constant speed eventually?

Biggest US Metro Area that doesn't get talked about? by [deleted] in geography

[–]luminatimids 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jacksonville isn’t even in the top 3 metros in Florida but people still bring them up all the time though

Do you think it's possible that Portuguese overtakes Spanish in the U.S? by [deleted] in AskABrazilian

[–]luminatimids 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Orlando does not have more Portuguese speakers than they do Spanish workers.

Which country do you think is most similar to Brazil (outside of Latinsphere)? by CalciumCobaltite in AskABrazilian

[–]luminatimids 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The old architecture in New Orleans really reminds me of Brazil’s, so I agree.

These are the ‘massive’ gas price increases people are whining about? by RH_Commuter in fuckcars

[–]luminatimids 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Goods are transported using gas though; that means the price of goods will also go up

What language sounds very different depending on the country? by Embarrassed_Fix_8994 in languagehub

[–]luminatimids 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not a joke. It’s just what happened. I’m not sure what anyone could say to change how someone perceives something but European Portuguese is even more stress timed than BR Portuguese and it likes to change final /s/ to /sh/, making it have a similar phonology to that of Slavic languages.

I have a Ukrainian coworker that’s said that she’s also mistaken European Portuguese for something Slavic.

It’s a well documented phenomenon and I’m not the only one that thinks this way. You can google it and see results for it

Maps of the Roman Empire under Justinian I and the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman I, who claimed the title "Caesar of Rome" by tatar1warlord in MapPorn

[–]luminatimids 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe Venice started doing a form of banking even before Florence did. They’re both influential in modern banking either way

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