learn how to speak portugese

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...or any foreign language other than English. (My native language is not English)

Although (or perhaps precisely because) I work in the localization industry, I strongly believe the world would be a better place if everyone spoke a common language, and today English had the best chances to become that language.

Just consider the huge amount of knowledge that’s simply unavailable to you for the stupid reason that it’s written in a language you don’t understand. Should we encourage this by learning more languages?

Did straying away from standards ever help in the long run? Aren’t you glad all power outlets are the same in Europe and hate it when you have to buy adapters for the US, or the other way around?

Stop this mess. Use your time wisely to learn something more useful than a foreign language.

ive got a bunch of brazilian friends, and i would LOVE to know what the hell they are saying all the time. haha. they dont offer a portugese class or anything in my school, does anyone know where i could go or what i could do to start learning??