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Could I get a few people to explain the difference in pronunciation between a, á, ã, â and à in Portuguese using English comparisons (if possible)? I can't seem to find a thread or other Web site that addresses them each clearly. Thanks!

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Hello. Unprompted, do you know of any similarities for Greek and Portuguese? Or elsewhere in Romance. Thank you! Gracias. I saw a mention of 'inflected' infinitives in Romeyka Greek (as in Portugal, Sardinia and once in S. Italy1). Of course, articles before names, and a few more. Those seem...

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In my reply, I am not being sarcastic or mean, but this is the South. I doubt very much that you'll find a Portuguese community. NC (and to a lessor extent SC) have small pockets of Mexican residents, and you may find El Salvadorian folks (to an extent), but that's about it. Good luck with your move. I moved from the NYC Metro area, live in Charlotte NC, and like the South very much ...

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Possible move from NJ to SC and looking for a Portuguese or Spanish ...

Portuguese presence in Los Angeles, even at its height in the 1920-30s, was always insignificant. Old people died, young people moved out and the lack of newcomers was the death sentence of the Portuguese community in San Pedro. Wikipedia still claims it as a "Portuguese neighborhood", but in reality it's all Hispanic there like pretty much anywhere else in LA. Even in Artesia the Portuguese ...