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the addict · Tennis legend

So sorry to hear of your loss Bob. My condolences to you and your family.

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Sorry for your loss Bob, very tough watching a relative battle cancer

Tanaqui · County player

Sorry to hear of your loss. Best wishes to you and the rest of your family.

Jan · Hall of fame

Likewise, my condolences Bob, to you and your family.

indiana · Tennis legend

Condolences to you and your family, Bob. All the best.

christ · Futures level

Condolences, Bob.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Thank you everyone.

miriam abc · Strong Club Player

I'm adding my condolences, just seen the sad news of your brother.

chavkev · Intermediate Club Player

Sorry to hear of your loss Bob.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Dear Bob,

Many condolences to you and your family.

goldfish · Futures level

Sad news Bob. Thinking of you and your family.

Strongbow · All-time great

As I've said before "Keep your chin up - but don't lead with it" - all the best in these difficult times smile smile

-- Edited by Strongbow on Monday 12th of August 2024 10:34:15 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Im typing this whilst away for a holiday with the family - we are in Madeira, which is lovely although there are wildfires v close to our location and lots of smoke and ash around. Thankfully for the locals - and us - it seems to be under control since we arrived at the weekend, although still burning.

Anyway. Its the second time weve been to Madeira - we tried last year and had to cancel due to my wife being ill, and sadly missed dog, Luna, passing. So we came this year, and it is a beautiful island - the views are spectacular!

But what struck me last time was the Portuguese accent and language. Im amazed as i was last time I came that it sounds so Slavic. Its explained away as European Portuguese and Russian are stress-timed languages and their rhythms sound similar. The fact that Portuguese uses the sound sh a lot also contributes to the similarity to Russian. In fact, most Slavic languages are stress-timed and this is the main reason why European Portuguese sounds like a Slavic language. (Quoted from a website)

Which made me wonder - does Brazilian Portuguese sound different, therefore, to European Portuguese and more Spanish than Slavic sounding ?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Im typing this whilst away for a holiday with the family - we are in Madeira, which is lovely although there are wildfires v close to our location and lots of smoke and ash around. Thankfully for the locals - and us - it seems to be under control since we arrived at the weekend, although still burning.

Anyway. Its the second time weve been to Madeira - we tried last year and had to cancel due to my wife being ill, and sadly missed dog, Luna, passing. So we came this year, and it is a beautiful island - the views are spectacular!

But what struck me last time was the Portuguese accent and language. Im amazed as i was last time I came that it sounds so Slavic. Its explained away as European Portuguese and Russian are stress-timed languages and their rhythms sound similar. The fact that Portuguese uses the sound sh a lot also contributes to the similarity to Russian. In fact, most Slavic languages are stress-timed and this is the main reason why European Portuguese sounds like a Slavic language. (Quoted from a website)

Which made me wonder - does Brazilian Portuguese sound different, therefore, to European Portuguese and more Spanish than Slavic sounding ?

Yes. Very different. It's like Portuguese but with a softer Spanish accent. Our Brazilian manager can't understand our Portuguese Sales manager when he goes 'native' with his language.