English is an easy language to learn. Portuguese is more complex.
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English is a concise language. Portuguese uses longer sentences and is more eloquent.
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English is poor in terms of vocabulary. Portuguese has many more words and is thus more expressive.
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English is a more informal language. Portuguese distinguishes, for example, between you (friendly) and you (respectful). Such distinctions are an important part of every day life.
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English is a contaminating language. My language needs to be protected against the constant infiltration of English words.
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English should be learned from a very young age, it is difficult to master English if you start as an adult.
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English spelling has no logic. Portugus has a much more logical spelling system
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English is following a process of simplification over time. Portugues is thankfully much more conservative and holds on to the writing and punctuation rules of the past.
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Translations from Portugues into English carried out by Google Translate are generally a disaster.
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British English is more authentic than American English.
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