[este texto pode também ser lido em Português, aqui] Welcome back! In previous posts, we learned about two words that are used almost exclusively within the United States, also known as Americanisms. Today, we’ll be looking at something a little bit different. We’ll be looking at the different words Americans use for sweetened carbonated beverages, and […]
[este texto pode também ser lido em Inglês, aqui] Bem-vindos de novo! Em artigos anteriores, aprendemos duas palavras quase exclusivas dos Estados Unidos, também conhecidas como Americanismos. Hoje vamos ver algo um pouco diferente. Vamos conhecer as palavras que os Americanos usam para refrigerantes e compará-las entre regiões e com falantes de inglês de outros países. Geralmente, o termo mais aceite para um refrigerante nos […]
By Paula Ramos I’m a civil servant and I’m on holiday. Yesterday, I had a very busy day. In the morning I got up and opened the bedroom window. It smelled of freshly cut grass. The gardener was tending the garden. I turned on the radio to listen to my favourite singer. After that, I […]
He was my North, my South, my East and West, my working week and my Sunday rest… As for me, you may ask how I will remember him. What I thought of him. Unfortunately, there I run out of words. Perhaps you will forgive me if I turn from my own feelings to the words […]
