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Curiosidades sobre o Natal

Dec 22nd, 2009 | By Priscila | Category: Português

Você sabe quem foi Papai Noel? E como surgiu o costumes de presentear no Natal? Abaixo estão cinco fatos curiosos sobre o Natal. 1. A ceia de Natal – A origem é controversa: alguns dizem que representa a Santa Ceia, em que Jesus e os Apóstolos comemoraram a Páscoa dos judeus. Outros afirmam que a [...]



Interesting Facts about Christmas

Dec 22nd, 2009 | By Priscila | Category: English

Do you know who Santa Claus was? And where does the tradition of giving gifts come from?



Christmas Traditions

Dec 21st, 2009 | By Emma | Category: Topic

Several nations share similar traditions such as giving gifts, preparing a large celebratory dinner and displaying various decorations…



Natal em Londres

Dec 20th, 2009 | By Guest Editor | Category: Português

Michael, meu noivo, me chama de Grinch, personagem dos livros infantis escritos por Dr. Seuss e interpretado por Jim Carrey no cinema. Irritado com os preparativos natalinos, Grinch resolve roubar todos os presentes para evitar a chegada do Natal. Não chego a tanto, mas assim que as lojas começam a ser enfeitadas – começa em [...]



As armadilhas da língua

Dec 19th, 2009 | By Priscila | Category: Português

O que você acha do texto abaixo? Há anos atrás, quando era criança, Maria esperava ansiosa a chegada do Natal. Quem entrega os presentes de Natal no Brasil é Papai Noel. Ele sempre tem muito trabalho e precisa planejar antecipadamente suas entregas de Natal. Felizmente, Papai Noel conta com a ajuda dos duendes para dar [...]



Trapped by Your Own Language

Dec 19th, 2009 | By Priscila | Category: English

pleonasms, the figure of speech that consists of the use of more words than necessary…



Lexiophiles TGIF Selection No. 40

Dec 18th, 2009 | By Ginette | Category: English, TGIF

Freezing? Well, If you’re in the northern hemisphere, chances are high… Don’t worry, grab a cup of tea and sit comfortably in front of your computer. This is TGIF, the best selection of interesting cool links of the World Wide Web (an beyond!)



Oops, I Did it Again

Dec 17th, 2009 | By Ginette | Category: English

Translation oops. When you don’t say what you really mean to say.



Interjections in Other Languages

Dec 16th, 2009 | By Emma | Category: Topic

Interjections are parts of speech which are usually not grammatically connected to the rest of the sentence…



Christmas around the World

Dec 15th, 2009 | By Ioana | Category: English

To help you fight this christmassy linguistic drama, we’ve done a bit of research and come up with the most frequent international Christmas greetings. So, get a hold of that pen and start writing away! Santa’s coming!