The action, obtained by UOL, asks that Globo be obliged to guide reporters and presenters on the correct pronunciation of the record. The MPF also requests a daily fine of R,000 in case of non-compliance and minimum compensation of R$10 million for damage to the cultural heritage of the Portuguese language.
To illustrate the situation, the MPF selected three videos. One of them includes the speech of Cesar Tralli, anchor of Jornal Nacional, who said “record” when citing the number of Brazilian representatives at the Winter Olympic Games. The document says that “the use of the Portuguese language is not an aesthetic option, but a model of quality and administrative efficiency”.
Globo was contacted by the report to talk about the action and the allegation of systematic use of the “record” pronunciation, but did not return contact.
Is there a right way to speak?
“Record” is, in fact, a paroxysmal word, according to VOLP, explains lyricist Carol Jesper, author of the book “That’s not what I meant”. “No Brazilian has difficulty pronouncing it in the expected way when it comes to a conjugation of the verb remember, as in the phrase ‘perhaps I don’t remember well'”.
However, the “record” pronunciation is common and has already crystallized in Brazilian speech in certain contexts. “There is a tendency to use the pronunciation ‘recorde’ in contexts of notable results, as in the phrase ‘beat a record’.”