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...
Re-elected on December 6th, the general public defender, José Rodrigues, continues to lead the management of the Public Defender's Office...
Re-elected on December 6th, the general public defender, José Rodrigues, will continue to lead the management of the Public Defender's...
"There is no climate to arrest Bolsonaro." Having exhausted the legal paths – at least the non-laughable ones – to...
"All censorship is stupid" is a maxim of uncertain origin that belongs to the collective wisdom of the species. It...
You need to be careful with your words, use them as accurately as possible. The other day, in the Rio...
"Writing is cutting words." Every now and then I come across the advice, which has become a huge cliché, attributed...
The translation – or something similar – of The New York Times' report on an error by the American police...
One of the main references in the Brazilian sugar-energy sector, administrator Antonio de Padua Rodrigues, 71, who participated in crucial...
In almost 50 years of history, he participated in the implementation of Proálcool, in the 1970s, and helped in the...