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Not so thrilled with 'Brazilization': ; Some Portuguese resist growing influence on spelling of language
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LISBON, Portugal - Portugal's former empire is striking back -
through language.
As Brazil rises on the international stage and its one-time
colonial master wanes, a proposed standardization of the Portuguese
language would require hundreds of words to be spelled the Brazilian
way.
The Portuguese government approves, but some here are mortified.
"There is no need for us to take a back seat to Brazil,"
protested Vasco Graca Moura, a respected poet who is among those
leading the charge against the changes.
For a once-mighty power whose language is an official one for 230
million people ...
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