I can see why Portugal (and Brazil, Angola and the rest) would want to standardize the different variations of Portugese spoken around the world. The Spanish must have similar issues with the Latin American and European versions diverging a bit, and let’s not start on what the Americans and Aussies do to English.
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Thank you! I couldn’t work out which stars they were but that explains it - not stars at all! - skud's sister:
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Probably because I know even less about Southern Africa than I do about West Africa
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Zulu!! the language is Zulu. Clegg is called the White Zulu. Whatever made you think kiswahili…?! - Hiro:
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The acting was good but, sorry, one did not feel that this was ‘bloody hilarious’, tediously... - Skuds:
They had the Genesis Songbook on last night. They come across as a lot more human than ELP.
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