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Reminder: if you are interested in following this proposal, please be sure to vote for some of the questions below. – Otavio Macedo Feb 1 at 16:33

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Como surgiu a expressão “a gente” (pronome de 1ª pessoa do plural, informal)?
added by Otavio Macedo Dec 26 '12 at 22:27
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Please remember, more than 10 votes doesn't help a proposal move forward. Please consider voting for another question. – PearsonArtPhoto May 18 at 21:37
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Em que contextos o fonema /d/ é realizado como [ð] no português europeu?
added by Otavio Macedo Dec 26 '12 at 22:26
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How did the Celtic substrate influence Portuguese (apart from a few words, such as "carro", "cama", "cerveja", etc)?
added by Otavio Macedo Dec 26 '12 at 22:27
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Quais são as principais diferenças sintáticas entre o português arcaico e o português moderno?
added by Otavio Macedo Dec 26 '12 at 22:28
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What is the difference between "ser" and "estar"?
added by Renan Dec 27 '12 at 0:11
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More than 10 votes for a question doesn't help the proposal move along. Please consider voting for a different question. – PearsonArtPhoto Apr 6 at 11:27
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What Portuguese word/idiom can I use to express [concept]?
added by Renan Dec 27 '12 at 0:20
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What led to the usage of the pronoun "tu" instead of "você" in southern Brazilian states?
added by Renan Dec 27 '12 at 0:21
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Como devem ser usados os porquês corretamente? "Por que", "porque", "por quê" e "porquê".
added by Felipe Micaroni Lalli Jan 13 at 5:38
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+1: Even native Portuguese speakers often get this wrong. [+1: Mesmo os falantes nativos de português erram nisso.] – Renan Jan 17 at 20:47
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A interjeição "uai", usada em MG tem alguma relação com a interjeição inglesa "why" (ambas com o mesmo significado)?
added by Ragnar Danneskjold Feb 7 at 23:58
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Qual é a diferença entre o "Saber" e "Conhecer"?
added by PearsonArtPhoto Dec 28 '12 at 16:34
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Machado de Assis used the word "escarapitado" in Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas, but I've never found that word in any dictionary. What does it mean?
added by Pé de Leão Jan 18 at 15:18
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I actually know the answer to this question, but since the word can't be found in most (or any?) dictionaries, I think it would be a good question for the site. – Pé de Leão Jan 18 at 15:25
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Is there any difference between 'este' and 'esse'?
added by Brian, edited by Flimzy May 15 at 8:30
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Do the words "eriçar" and "ouriçar" have the same etymological origen, being just spelling variations or perhaps corruptions of the orignal word?
added by Pé de Leão Jan 18 at 15:01
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Quando é que 'á', 'à' e 'há' devem ser usados?
added by JNat Jan 13 at 18:24
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I do not think that a english speaker would have this kind of trouble because the english equivalent are distinct. This question would make more sense if presented in portuguese – RSFalcon7 Apr 4 at 20:56
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Como surgiu o uso da palavra "bem" no lugar de "muito", i.e. "bem grande"?
added by Matt Johnson Jan 29 at 20:25
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Por que as conjugações dos verbos “ir” e “ser” coincidem em alguns tempos?
added by Ragnar Danneskjold Feb 7 at 23:54
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Qual a função do verbo haver, em “Pequei, Senhor; mas não porque hei pecado,”, de Gregório de Matos?
added by Otavio Macedo Dec 26 '12 at 22:26
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Como surgiu [expressão], usada no [sul do Brasil]?
added by Renan Jan 5 at 1:22
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How did [word] get its different meanings in Portugal and Brazil?
added by Renan Feb 7 at 13:34
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Esta pergunta não sobre o português em si, mas sobre a história da língua. – RSFalcon7 Apr 4 at 20:53
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Perguntas desse tipo (história, diferenças entre as variantes/dialetos etc...) são válidas ex. no English Language and Usage (como uma palavra obteve diferentes significados no inglês americano e no britânico). – Renan Apr 4 at 21:04
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Questions of this sort (history, how did a word come into use, differences between variations/dialects etc...) are valid e.g. on English Language and Usage. – Renan Apr 4 at 21:05
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When to use "de" and when to use "do/da"
added by user1205935 Mar 13 at 13:16
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Qual é a diferenca entre “mesmo” e “igual”?
added by Robert Kaucher Apr 14 at 19:58
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Once I heard that "por" expresses motive and "para" a goal, but "procurar por" seems to me much more like a goal. Is there a better explanation?
added by Pé de Leão Jan 18 at 14:50
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Qual é a origem do aproximante alveolar [ɹ] no dialeto caipira?
added by Ragnar Danneskjold Feb 7 at 23:10
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Existe diferença entre "ao encontro de" e "de encontro a"?
added by mgibsonbr Feb 20 at 6:01
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What are the best Portuguese dictionaries?
added by RSFalcon7 Apr 4 at 21:15
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No Brasil, qual é a maneira correta de dizer "apresantar-se" ou "se apresentar"?
added by RSFalcon7 Apr 4 at 21:17
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De notar que regionalismos podem influenciar a resposta (mesmo a pergunta restringindo ao português do Brasil) – RSFalcon7 Apr 4 at 21:21
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Qual é a regra para converter frases da forma passiva para a ativa?
added by RSFalcon7 Apr 4 at 21:23
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Qual é correto: “Eles foram proibidos de sair” ou “Eles foram proibidos de saírem”?
added by Robert Kaucher Apr 14 at 20:05
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Algum linguista já reconstruiu a pronúncia original de Gil Vicente? (Semelhante ao que David Crystal fez com Shakespeare)
added by Ragnar Danneskjold Mar 11 at 22:18
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What is the rule for when 'de' within a word is pronounced with an English 'j' sound instead of an English 'd' sound?
added by Ricky Clarkson May 3 at 1:48
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Qual o significado de "mo" na frase "Ninguém mo disse"?
added by Ragnar Danneskjold May 16 at 0:19
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