User talk:GDias

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I need to show you a lot of images, but I don't know where to show them all

Hey, I want to tell you something about your Brazilian Portuguese translation for MKW. However before I begin with that, I need to show you some images first. Problem is, I have a grant total of 87 images to show you (48 for the first set, 25 for the second set, 12 for the third set, and 2 for the fourth set). Where should I show them all? And no, I'm not from any Portuguese-speaking region or anything, I just want to tell you a small problem that bothers me slightly. Sarantis (talk) 22:10, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello! Let's talk on Discord! --> "DarkBlizzard#0212" --GDias (talk) 22:45, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't have Discord. I don't even have a microphone, and I have no plans to buy one anytime soon. Sarantis (talk) 08:01, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Forget what I just said! I successfully managed to upload the images into Imgur and split them into 4 different albums! Anyways, back to the actual talking. If I remember correctly, the way the position was displayed in the European Portuguese version of MK7 onwards was the same as the Spanish one, while on the fan translation here, it's the same as the Italian one, even in European Portuguese. I have some images to prove it, both on the in-game position and on the current race/battle. So, is this another way of writing your current position in Portuguese in the short form, or is it another European Portuguese VS Brazilian Portuguese difference? Oh, and I also have a minor question regarding the "GO!" and "FINISH!" texts. Are you sure they are written... correctly in both dialects (Why did I ask this...)? That's all. Below I have the albums that contain all the images that I want you to see. The first album contains the current number of each race, the second contains the current number of each battle, the third contains the in-game positions, and the fourth contains the "GO!" and "FINISH!" texts. All of them were taken from MK8D via using the capture button (it saves them on the SD Card by default if there's one and has enough space), and then taking of the SD Card and... the rest is history I suppose. Sarantis (talk) 13:04, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

First set: https://imgur.com/a/ijuc8gI

Second set: https://imgur.com/a/hC9jCJd

Third set: https://imgur.com/a/1yMocxn

Fourth set: https://imgur.com/a/tP6iCtu

This is a good question. According to the grammar websites, both forms are correct. But that form used with a dot (1.º) is more used in Portugal than Brazil. Interestingly, there are a Portuguese blog which pointed that the form without the dot is wrong. Well, that blog was wrong, because there aren't any dictionary registering the "correct" form, besides our best dictionaries write without the dots on the cover and the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement, an official and legal instrument regulating the spelling of the language, signed by the representatives of the governments of all the Portuguese-speaking countries, was entirely written with ordinals without dots.

Have a look: http://app.parlamento.pt/webutils/docs/doc.pdf?path=6148523063446f764c3246795a5868774d546f334e7a67774c336470626d6c7561574e7059585270646d467a4c316776644756346447397a4c334277636a63784c5668664d5335775a47593d&fich=ppr71-X_1.pdf&Inline=true

https://dicionarioegramatica.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/untitled51.png?w=280&h=421

Now, speaking about "GO!" and "FINISH!" texts, I'm curious to know why do you thing they aren't spelled correctly. Let's check:

-- EU-PT --> "PARTIDA" can mean "game" (session), "match" and "start" on this context. It could be perfectly used for BR-PT too and to say "dar a partida" which can mean like "start the engine" but not literally.

-- BR-PT --> "LARGADA" also means "start", but just for the race or competition context, but we can consider this word a "brazilianism" for this exclusive meaning.

Anyway, thanks a lot for showing interest in our language :) (and by the effort and patience of taking 87 screenshots o_O) --GDias (talk) 14:36, 9 September 2018 (UTC)