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Do you approve Bob's leave of absence ? [20 vote(s)]

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So sorry to hear your sad news Bob.



Condolences to you and your family. Also to chackev.

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

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

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

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

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

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Condolences, Bob.

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Thank you everyone.

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



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Sorry to hear of your loss Bob.

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Dear Bob,

Many condolences to you and your family.

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Sad news Bob. Thinking of you and your family.

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



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

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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 ?

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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.



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