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It is widely believed that Carolino could not speak English, and that a French-English dictionary was used to translate an earlier Portuguese-French phrase book O Novo guia da conversação em francês e português, written by José da Fonseca.

Carolino added Fonseca's name to the book in an attempt to give it some credibility.

The Portuguese-French phrase book is apparently a competent work, without the defects that characterise English as She Is Spoke.