THE PRESS AND THE CHAOS IN SPELLING

Doubles and ypsilons, double iis and double tts, absurd formulations invade proper nouns with the approval of the press. Out of pedantry, servility, and ignorance, announcers invent a pronunciation halfway between Portuguese and English. Criticism of the lack of criteria and denunciation of the degradation of Portuguese spoken in Brazil are the themes of *A PRESS E O CAOS NA ORTHOGRAFIA*, which also includes a list of the most common errors, linguistic flaws, and vulgarisms. Dedicated not only to journalists and students, but to all who take pride in their own language, this book was written by a journalist who respects his language like few others.