Archives for: "May 2010"
Улыбка (часть вторая)
Previously we discussed the word улыбка and how Americans and Russians perceive smiles differently. This last month I have seen once again how this affects us. On this occasion it was a comment made by a Russian woman of my acquaintance working at a… more »
Казань
I have just arrived in Kazan for the summer; in Russian the city is spelled Казань, which is a third-declension feminine noun: Sg Nom Казань Acc Gen Казани Pre Dat Ins Казанью Казань is located about 450 miles east of Moscow, in a political subunit of… more »
Да, нет (часть вторая)
The other day I came across an intriguing quote in a blog entry on Irish English: Another interesting influence from Irish is its absolute lack of the words yes or no, so when our ancestors were speaking English as a second language, they would… more »