declension of "sto" (fwd)

[Elena Katsaros]

Robert,

Neither 'stami', nor 'stax' are used in the spoken Russian any more. They
have vanished, like many other forms. I don't think your friends would use
them. Nor do the 'diktory' on the television, which is the main reflection
of the changing "literaturnaya norma".
As for 'sotnya', it is functioning like a noun, and can be used both
independantly or not. When speaking about money, 'sotnya' can also be
substituted by 'stol'nik': 'U menya segodnya dve sotni, a vchera byl tol'ko
stol'nik'. Of course, the numbers in the example do not reflect the
inflation nowadays.

Elena Katsaros

Russian Department
Grinnell College
Katsaros at ac.grin.edu