Linguistic Analysis: How 'Meter' is Replacing 'Put' in Portuguese

A Portuguese language column explores how the verb 'meter' is gradually displacing 'pôr', examining euphemism cycles and connections between Mirandese and Brazilian Portuguese.

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observadorPortuguese2d ago

Afinal, andamos todos a "meter" o verbo "pôr" de parte?

O verbo "meter" empurra o "pôr" para fora da língua portuguesa? Marco Neves explica o ciclo dos eufemismos na escolha entre "cego" e "invisual" e a ligação entre o mirandês e o português do Brasil.

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Linguistic Analysis: How 'Meter' is Replacing 'Put' in Portuguese

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Afinal, andamos todos a "meter" o verbo "pôr" de parte?

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