Ortografia: -FUL
Não se esqueça de que “SUCCESSFUL” (bem-sucedido), “CAREFUL” (cuidadoso), “BEAUTIFUL” (lindo), “WONDERFUL” (maravilhoso) etc., só tem um “L” final. Não confunda o sufixo “-FUL” com o adjetivo “FULL” (cheio, pleno).
Cf. Mais Ortografia
- He must be careful, as there is a shortage of his medicine. (USA Today)
- Ele deve ser cauteloso, pois há escassez de seu medicamento.
- After all, we are an economy that is pretty close to full employment. (CNN)
- Afinal de contas, estamos em um economia que está bem próxima do pleno emprego.
Referência: “Dicionário dos Erros Mais Comuns em Inglês” de Ulisses Wehby de Carvalho – Editora Campus/Elsevier, 2005. Leia a resenha. Compre seu exemplar no Submarino ou na Disal.
[red] [i] gOsTeI MUiTo dE SeU ArTiGo
CoNTiNuE ASSiM
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Tks!
Ainda não sei escrever em ingles, mas estou aprendendo “a bessa” com vocês. Obrigado.
Carlos,
Tudo bem? Obrigado pela visita e pelo comentário acima. Se você me permite, aproveito para dar uma dica de português também: a grafia correta é “à beça”. Volte sempre!
Abraços a todos
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