Metonymy and metaphor are the most powerful force at work in language – 04/10/2024 – Sérgio Rodrigues
In the last column I spoke about literalists and their condemnation – useless, but sowing confusion in the minds of...
In the last column I spoke about literalists and their condemnation – useless, but sowing confusion in the minds of...
Well done. The patrols of literalism spent so much time condemning the figurative use of "through" with the meaning of...
You know it's time to talk about the history of the word "diplomacy" when the Brazilian government toughens its tone...
In a recent article, I welcomed the arrival of an initiative to simplify legal language, especially in what it still...
The translation – or something similar – of The New York Times' report on an error by the American police...
New Year's Eve is the most propitious time for this type of balance: 2023 has gone, 2024 has arrived, and...
Those born in Brazil usually hear their first "Portuguese lessons" while still in their mother's womb, starting to get used...
"It is us, it is Brazil who must make the law regarding its language, its taste, its art and its...
Written texts are increasingly giving way to oral texts. Many people, for various reasons and in different situations, prefer podcasts...
When we enter the game of searching, for pure aesthetic pleasure, etymological associations between words that are now distant, we...
A law was published this Saturday (19), in the Official Gazette of the City of Belo Horizonte, prohibiting the use...
Today I would like to talk about a valuable word that has been terribly oppressed in Brazil. All because of...