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We Won't Let Language Evolve
By Antonio Silveira Illustration by Jean-Michel Valat De Cordova (PORTUGAL) -- In the second week of October 1990 in Lisbon, 24 representatives of every Portuguese-speaking country, except East Timor (which at the time was under Indonesian occupation), would decide the future of the Portuguese language. After a week of negotiation, together they would sign the Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement. This agreement, agreed upon by just 24 individuals, would completely rede
John-Michael (Jean-Michel) Valat De Cordova
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