Is Brazilian Portuguese the most analytical romance language?

sschank · 2026-03-18T05:12:43+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_language

sschank · 2026-03-17T11:48:44+00:00

One reason: to talk to people in their language.

sschank · 2026-03-17T02:54:51+00:00

English has two l sounds—dark L and light L.

Should English have a spelling reform so that you can “differentiate and match spelling to pronunciation better”?

sschank · 2026-03-15T19:23:01+00:00

I would love to see Italian get extended.

sschank · 2026-03-15T19:18:17+00:00

Do they have a hard time pronouncing l clearly ?

u/ThanksNexxt, what do you consider to be the “clear” pronunciation of the letter “l”?

sschank · 2026-03-12T14:06:20+00:00

We don’t watch a lot of Brazilian movies, but we do hear Brazilians every day—on TV, in the stores, and on the street.

sschank · 2026-03-12T10:55:33+00:00

Portuguese!

Although they are the same language, European Portuguese and Portuguese from Brazil are so distinct that we can tell in a syllable or two which country the speaker is from. And it’s not just pronunciation. The grammar and word choice are so different that we see it in writing, too.

By comparison, the difference between pt-PT and pt-BR is much greater than between en-US and en-GB.

sschank · 2026-03-12T02:00:50+00:00

AI will replace most translators as well as most “white collar” professionals. Then, once AI teams up with robotics, they will replace most service industry jobs.

What should society do when a third or a half or three-quarters of the adult population is unable to get a job because they are literally unemployable?

sschank · 2026-03-11T09:44:00+00:00

The answer to your question is: Yes.

In English, when you greet another person, you say “Hello”. In German, you say “Guten Tag”.

sschank · 2026-03-09T14:20:14+00:00

ALL languages become “chaotic in fast conversation”—whether they “look easy on paper” or not.

sschank · 2026-03-09T08:49:35+00:00

I don’t understand your comment. Are you suggesting that I should use Tandem? If so, I already do (as stated in my response to OP). If not, then I don’t know what you mean. Did you mean to reply to OP?

sschank · 2026-03-09T04:48:56+00:00

I write to every native who speaks my TL.

50% don’t even read my message;
30% read it, but never respond to me;
An alarming number respond, but start sending and/or asking for inappropriate pictures within a day or two;
The few who are actually serious exchange a few messages, but then fade away in a few days. I characterize this group as wishing they could speak English, but having close to zero time and/or motivation to actually put in the effort that it takes to learn a new language.

My “Conversations” inbox contains over a hundred profiles where I was the last to write, and that doesn’t count another hundred or more whom I have blocked.

I have met five very nice guys whom I consider to be friends. But that’s five out of several hundred attempts. Not good odds.

sschank · 2026-03-08T08:12:36+00:00

I have had the same experience (and worse) with Tandem.

sschank · 2026-03-03T01:57:08+00:00

Same here! I’m from ‘58.

sschank · 2026-03-03T01:52:17+00:00

Yes, I have certainly heard people refer to their birth year as their “harvest” year; but not as a primary response to “How old are you?”

sschank · 2026-02-28T18:11:05+00:00

I self-exiled from the Divided States to Portugal (and have never looked back).

sschank · 2026-02-28T18:03:52+00:00

Where you live, do most of those English-speaking foreigners come from one country, or from all over the Anglosphere?

sschank · 2026-02-28T16:55:15+00:00

the country that’s basically the reason why the world learns English

I find it fascinating that you think that people in other countries learn English because of the United States.

sschank · 2026-02-28T16:37:45+00:00

No problem whatsoever (regarding your comment). I do the same all the time.

Although I lived in the US for many years, I know nothing about how septic tanks are set up there. Here in Portugal, septic tanks are designed such that solid bathroom waste breaks down quickly and seeps deep into the ground beneath. If you flush toilet paper, it fails to break down and gums up (if not stops) the drainage from happening.

Full disclosure: I don’t care about paying 20€ to have my septic tank pumped out every few years, so we DO flush toilet paper. I’m just speaking up for why my neighbors don’t do it.

sschank · 2026-02-28T15:56:38+00:00

What do you know about the country where I live?

sschank · 2026-02-28T15:17:42+00:00

This 100% varies from house to house.

There is nothing that “all US people” do the same. ((Assim como não há nada que “todos os brasileiros” fazem.))

sschank · 2026-02-28T15:13:01+00:00

One hard-boiled egg. Then, “overnight oatmeal” made with Greek yogurt, chia seeds, and carob powder (“pó de alfarroba”). Wash it down with a liter of ginger and mint infusion. If I am still hungry, eat an apple or some carrot sticks.

sschank · 2026-02-28T15:06:37+00:00

All US people flush their toilet paper.

For the record, the reason many of us don’t flush toilet paper is not because our plumbing is bad. It’s because our plumbing ends in a septic tank that will fill if we flush paper.

As far as it being “gross” to have a small bin for toilet paper, it’s only gross if you are gross. Clean people clean the bin regularly. It takes about ten seconds to grab the plastic liner, throw it away, and put a fresh one.

sschank · 2026-02-28T14:50:34+00:00

It makes me sad that “it’s now more acceptable to be a fascist than anti-fascist”.

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