Angela, Your graphic is too small for me to see. I have no idea which spelling is pre and which spelling is post agreement. All I understand is that no one really agrees on how to spell words. LOL Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 9:09 AM Ângela Loura <[email protected]> wrote: > [image: image.png] > > Ângela Loura <[email protected]> escreveu no dia domingo, 16/12/2018 > à(s) 16:58: > >> In 1990, an orthographic agreement was reached between the >> Portuguese-language countries with the intent of creating a single common >> orthography for Portuguese. In Portugal, the reform was signed into law by >> the President on July 21, 2008, allowing for a six-year adaptation period, >> during which both orthographies would co-exist, BUT nowadays they still do, >> because a lot of people in Portugal refuse to use this new agreement. Even >> some public Universities still use the pre-agreement orthography. Even >> countries like Angola that were part of thee agreement don't use this. So, >> for me, baPtismo is still correct, because the 'p' was used to open the 'a' >> on baptismo. >> >> There's a great online dictionary called [http://priberam.pt/dlpo/], you >> can try both was (pre-agreement/post-agreement), you can changed on the >> settings button. >> >> Cheri Mello <[email protected]> escreveu no dia domingo, 16/12/2018 >> à(s) 16:39: >> >>> Which way is the correct (modern) way to spell baptism? I see it both as >>> "baptismo" and "batismo." I don't know if one is Brazilian vs. continental >>> or it's just a mispelled word. Google Translate says one thing and Tombo.pt >>> says another. I think it's with the "p" but I'm not 100% certain. Can a >>> native speaker let me know? Thanks, >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
