Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Trivia Pur$uit

In 1996, the Society for the Portuguese Language set up a commission to halve the influx of English words. Among those listed as particularly offensive were ``franchising'', ``mall'' and ``shopping centre''.
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4 comments:

  1. Shrink Wrapped Scream7:02 AM

    Who can blame them? My mother-tougue is English, and even I hate those words!

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  2. david mcmahon11:06 AM

    Hi Carol,

    I'm with you on that one. No question about it.

    Cheers

    David

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  3. Anonymous3:15 PM

    I like to shop, but malls are the death of creativity.

    Give me a bazaar or market any day.

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  4. david mcmahon3:43 PM

    Hi Steph,

    I'm with you. Malls are convenient, but stalls or markets have personality and character and the ``let's go back again'' factor.

    Cheers

    David

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