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I asked the following question to four language experts in Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geppetto was a carpenter, and he made incredible products with wood: toys, furniture and many other objects. Gepeto era marceneiro, fazia trabalhos incr\u00edveis com madeira, brinquedos, m\u00f3veis e muitos outros objetos. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the portuguese translation above, look at the comma after the word “brinquedos.” Is the comma correct there? Because in English, a comma would not be correct. In english the correct punctuation is a semicolon as you can see. This is because, in english, if we put a comma there, it means that Gepetto made incredible products with wood. He also made incredible products using toys<\/em>. He also made incredible products out of many other objects–which is not the meaning. The meaning is: he made incredible products with wood, and these products are: toys, furniture and many other objects. So in english we use a semi colon and not a comma. So please tell me if the comma is correct in portuguese. Thanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are their responses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh I see. To give this meaning that you said, the correct is with ” : ” (I saw another thing as well, I will put it in bold- the “e” – without the comma): “Gepeto era marceneiro e<\/strong> fazia trabalhos incr\u00edveis com madeira: brinquedos, m\u00f3veis e muitos outros objetos.” – Francielle Zucolota – Sao Paulo.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi! “Gepeto era marceneiro e fazia trabalhos incr\u00edveis com madeira: <\/strong>brinquedos, m\u00f3veis e<\/strong> muitos outros objetos.” But, in English, isn’t it ‘out of wood’ instead of ‘with wood?’Great day! – Jerry Mill – Rondonopolis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use the colon exactly as in English. Put colon after madeira, not comma. Emerson Pereira – Sao Paulo.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s correct. Use the comma, the rules are different in Portuguese. – Paulo da Mata – Rondonopolis.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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