The "peguemo" instead of "pegamos", "fumo" instead of "fomos", "nós sentia" instead of "nós sentíamos", and "tauba" instead of "tábua" were all standard features of the speech of many "paulistas". Yet, because of the strong social prejudice attached to such "bad" Portuguese, few if any authors before Adoniran had dared to put those "errors" in writing. Even lyrics ostensibly sung by poor "favela" dwellers, such as the classic samba "Chão de Estrelas" ("Starry Floor"), were paragons of correct grammar and pronunciation.