Vale wrote:
> I now that there (in France) language has a more authoritative source:
Don't you mean 'authoritarian'?! hehe
some year ago came out a paper, I think from some department, that dissuaded
from using foreign words; instead, it suggested a list of french synonyms
(i.e. computer? NO!!! ordinateur!!!).
A congressman tried ( is trying? ) to do that here too, like preventing
national companies from portraying a foreign name, and there's also this new
'Romance Academy' ( I think in France ), which is trying to join
intelectuals in all these countries in order to 'protect' our languages. I
think it doesn't make any sense: we'll naturally be influenced by English
just like it was, by Latin and French ( and also Italian, through
Shakespeare, so some say ). I don't think our languages are at risk, just
mutating ( I won't use 'evolving' because that may induce to the idea of
enhancement, which is not even the point here ).
I must speak, write, read and listen to English much more than Portuguese,
and it's still easier for me to express myself and understand others in my
own language.
Bye,
Caio
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