I'm embarrassed to say that just this past week I realized that there was a difference between "último" and "ótimo" in Portuguese. Último means "last," and ótimo means "great". So I've been telling people that my vacation was the last. Wonderful.
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In English, it's the difference between "ultimate" and "optimum."
ReplyDeleteHi Shelley! I`m a brazilian dating a american guy. I just found your blog and I loved it!
ReplyDeleteyour misspelling ULTIMO and OTIMO remind of me confusing MEAL and MEAT. learn a new launguage is a constant surpreise! :) good lucky! beijos
hahaha, Meat and Meal. Now I'm getting "Barulho" and "bagunça" confused. Maybe it's because the repair work being done in our bathroom is both...
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