Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Pronunciation, Lisbon vs. Sao Miguel Portuguese

2013-07-14 Thread MaryAnn Santos
Thank you, Herb, that very enlightening! MaryAnn On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Herb herbandj...@verizon.net wrote: Hi David I was born in Sao Miguel and still speak Portuguese with the Sao Miguel accent. It sounds absolutely nothing like Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation. Its like

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Pronunciation, Lisbon vs. Sao Miguel Portuguese

2013-07-14 Thread Eliseu Pacheco
Hi, If you want to translate FRANCA, Vila Franca do Campo, the translation would be tax free village! Eliseu Pacheco da Silva No dia 14/07/2013, às 13:56, David Perry djperr...@sbcglobal.net escreveu: Thanks to all who have contributed to this thread. The comments regarding the French

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Pronunciation, Lisbon vs. Sao Miguel Portuguese

2013-07-14 Thread pico
About education, I think you will notice what I have noticed - it depends on the family wealth.That is at least until schooling became more enforced in the latter 1800s. Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Pronunciation, Lisbon vs. Sao Miguel Portuguese

2013-07-14 Thread John Vasconcelos
*Isabella, * *For the most part, I agree with most of what you said. I now can understand just about any Portuguese speaking person so much so that when I hear someone speaking on the radio, I sometimes have to think is that a Brazilian or an Azorean? But it took time. It WAS a problem

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Pronunciation, Lisbon vs. Sao Miguel Portuguese

2013-07-13 Thread Cheri Mello
Very interesting Herb! Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Pronunciation, Lisbon vs. Sao Miguel Portuguese

2013-07-13 Thread Eliseu Silva
Hi David! I would like to compliment you on your lecture! It is very close to the state of the art as we have the knowledge nowadays. Eliseu, native speaker. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit