Present Participle Banned in Brasilia


	Present Participle Banned in Brasilia

brazilnut72

10-9-2007 7:19 PM

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brazil, portuguese, grammar

brazilnut72 says:

With all the other issues that need dealing with here in Brazil, it is good to see leaders with cool heads to deal with this urgent grammatical crisis.

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10-9-2007 9:39 PM

bignosemousie

this urgent grammatical crisis.

LOL. This is so strange and funny.

10-10-2007 3:13 PM

mona

best news story i've read today!

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