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About "discourse markers" Brazil has different accents and cultures. There are many linguistic variants. So, for exemple, there are many "discourse markers" that show emotions or surprise too. In the northeast, it´s common to use "oxente!" = "ó gente". "In the south, its common to use" bah" = "barbaridade". In Minas, we use "uai" = "why". This expression is an english inheritance; from the people that lived here in the 19 century. So, here is common expressions like "Why not, uai?" or "What a surprise, uai!" :-)

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Great job and wonderful information!

Brazil has different accents and cultures. There are many linguistic variants.

 

For example, there are many "discourse markers" that show emotions or surprise too.
— The "too" is not needed and adding it here makes the sentence awkward. Also, in traditional English grammar, when using "too," it is always preceded by a comma following the previous word: "surprise, too."
I suggest you use: "...show emotions or even surprise."

 

In the northeast, it´s common to use "oxente!" = "ó gente". In the south, its common to use "bah" = "barbaridade". In Minas, we use "uai" = "why".

 

This expression is an English inheritance from the people that lived here in the 19th century.
— A better sentence: "This expression is of English origin..." - or - "This expression was inherited from the English people who lived here in the 19th century."

 

So, [here is common expressions] like "Why not, uai?" or "What a surprise, uai!" :-)

— Beginning a sentence with "So" is very informal and non-standard English and would only really be acceptable in spoken English. A more acceptable informal use of "so" would be: "And so..." But in writing it would be better to eliminate it altogether: "Here it is common to hear expressions like..."

 

Nice work and quite informative!

 

 

 

 

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