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The Issue With Normality

Today’s quote is from the master of color and emotion, Vincent van Gogh:

Normality is a paved road: it’s comfortable to walk, but nela não crescem flores.no flowers grow on it.

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A normalidade é uma estrada pavimentada: é confortável para andar, mas nela não crescem flores.

Normality is a paved road: it’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.

💬 Today's vocabulary

🧑 Normalidade [femin. noun]: Normality🛣️ Estrada [femin. noun]: Road🛣️ Pavimentada [femin. adjective]: Paved🛋️ Confortável: Comfortable🌱 Crescer: To grow🌷 Flor [femin. noun]: Flower

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The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on word formation and suffixes.

  • The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
  • The words in it, explained, with examples
  • 2 interactive exercises

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